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Fun Times Winter 2019 December-February Trips & Tours Christmas at the Conservatory Fun Over 50 Winterval Christmas on the Farm Riverfront Fun Santa’s Workshop Free Seminars Unwind Your Mind Winter Hikes Special Interest Classes Youth Centers Fort Wayne Parks & Sports & Fitness Recreation Department Winter Fun www.fortwayneparks.org for All Ages What’s Inside?

12 Botanical Conservatory...... 3-10 Computers...... 25 Headwaters Ice Rink...... 56 Historic Old Fort...... 55 Lindenwood Nature Preserve...... 11 McMillen Park Community Center... 44, 45 Movies...... 48 Outdoor Programs...... 11 20 Pre-School Programs...... 5, 10, 16, 32-35 Registration Information...... 57, 58 Riverfront...... 26, 27 Salomon Farm...... 12-16 Seminars...... 28, 29 Senior Programs...... 48-54 31 Special Events...... 4, 6, 12,30,31, 43 Special Interest Classes.... 6-9, 13-16, 20-25 Sports & Fitness...... 8, 9, 11, 46 Swinney Homestead...... 55 Travel...... 17-19 49 Unwind Your Mind...... 47 Volunteer Opportunities...... 3, 53 Winterval...... 6, 27, 31 Youth Centers...... 40-45 Youth Programs.....5, 6, 10, 16, 26, 36-38 Zoo...... 39

705 E. State Blvd. Tom Henry, Mayor Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Steve McDaniel, Director (260) 427-6000 www.fortwayneparks.org Board of Park Commissioners Richard Samek Pamela Kelly, M.D. William Zielke Justin Shurley

2 Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation . . . Botanical Conservatory

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • (260) 427-6440 • www.botanicalconservatory.org

Conservatory & Gift Shop Hours Admission Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm Adults $5/Children age 3-17 $3 Thursday 10 am-8 pm Ages 2 and under Free Sunday 12-4 pm Group rates available. Thanksgiving Day 4-8 pm Admission fee not required Closed Christmas & New Year’s for the gift shop. Parking Conservatory Memberships The Conservatory admission desk validates tickets Conservatory memberships make great gifts in a for free parking in the Civic Center Parking Garage holiday card or as a stocking stuffer. Memberships across from our entrance at Jefferson and Calhoun allow free admission anytime during public hours, St. Metered parking is available on nearby streets; including special events, and are valid for a year it is free on evenings and weekends. Bus and hand- from the date of purchase. In addition, members icap accessible parking is available in the Conser- receive a 10% discount in the Conservatory Gift vatory’s Calhoun Street driveway. Shop and Sales Garden as well as reciprocal benefits at 325 other gardens around the country. Extended Holiday Hours Individual membership $35; Family or Grand- November 22 - December 21 parents membership $50. You may also consider The Conservatory will stay open until 8:00 p.m. our Add-a-Guest option ($15) which allows you on both Thursday and Friday evenings for five to bring any other person with you whenever you weeks, from Thanksgiving through the week before visit. Call (260) 427-6440, or purchase online at Christmas. Enjoy an extra evening downtown to www.botanicalconservatory.org. visit the botanical gardens done up in lights for the holidays. The gift shop will also be open until New Volunteer Orientation 8:00 p.m. The Conservatory will continue Thurs- Wednesday, February 21, 4:00-6:00 p.m. day evening hours after Christmas. The Botanical Conservatory is inviting new volunteers to join the support team. We look for help Gift Shop at the Front Desk, in the Gift Shop, with special Extend your garden visit or shop without visiting events and to assist with our upcoming live but- the gardens! The Conservatory gift shop offers terfly exhibit. Meet new people, build your skills, an array of unique and educational toys, clothing, and support a community treasure. This orienta- books, plants, home décor, and garden accesso- tion to the Conservatory and its volunteer pro- ries perfect for home, souvenir, or gift-giving. We gram will help you discover how you can fit in and have new items arriving specifically with holiday contribute. Volunteer benefits include free garden decorating and gifting in mind. The gift shop is admission, discounts on classes and purchases, open during public hours Tuesday through Sun- and annual recognition. For more information, day; Conservatory admission is not required. contact Liz at (260) 427-6446 or liz.firestine@ cityoffortwayne.org.

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“Victorian Holiday” Christmas Exhibit November 20-January 6 Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. The holiday season is replete with tradition. This year, the Conservatory is drawing on the old-fashioned sensibilities of the Victorian era. A 12-foot- tall poinsettia tree takes center stage in our village plaza lined with shops. Peek into store windows. Take photos in a parlor decorated with greens and handcrafted ornaments. Explore the customs that brought this holiday to life for families at the turn of the last century. A display of vintage postcard images will help to capture the sentiments of yesteryear. Victorian era artifacts will be on loan from The History Center. This exhibit is sponsored by the Auer Foundation, WAJI Majic 95.1 and PBS39.

Holiday Kick-Off Party Garden in Lights Wednesday, November 21, 5:00-9:00 p.m. November 21-January 6 Enjoy hot chocolate and a cookie, meet Mrs. We’ve decorated all through the gardens, indoors Claus, and get a free professional-quality photo and out. Enjoy beautiful poinsettias in the Victo- with Santa. You can also meet two live reindeer that rian Christmas garden, ornaments and lights in the know all about the North Pole. This year the Fort Tropical and Desert Houses, and an illuminated Wayne Youtheatre will be performing Christmas outdoor display of lights and synchronized holi- carols during the first hour of the event. The gar- day music. Especially effective during our evening dens are decorated for the holidays, and you won’t hours on Thursday and Friday nights for five weeks want to miss the animated light show outdoors. Be between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the gardens sure to participate in the Fort Wayne Downtown are lovely throughout the holidays and provide a Lighting Ceremony either before or after your visit tremendous backdrop for family photos, special to our beautiful holiday garden and displays. Reg- outings, and guest entertainment. Make the most ular Conservatory admission fees apply: $5/adult, of your visit as you enjoy Fort Wayne’s treasured $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admit- public garden. Our gift shop will also be open ted free. No reservations required. Sponsored by during public hours for holiday shopping. Spon- PBS 39 and WAJI Majic 95.1. sored by PBS 39 and Majic 95.1 FM.

4 The Botanical Conservatory . . . Always in Season! Santa & the Reindeer Saturdays before Christmas 12:00-4:00 p.m. December 1, 8, & 15 Santa and two of his reindeer will greet the children while Mom and Dad take pictures to capture the moment. Explore the Conservatory in its holiday glory: this year’s theme is “Victorian Holiday”. Note: Santa will be taking a break 2-2:30 p.m. each day. During Santa’s break, you can enjoy “up-close” magic tricks performed by a local magician. Regular admission fees apply. Sponsored by PBS 39 and WAJI Majic 95.1.

Carolers at the Conservatory Breakfast with Santa! Thursday, December 6, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 9:00-10:00 am As a tradition, on the first Thursday in the month Yes, Santa eats break- of December, we are happy to provide music to get fast and you can join you in the spirit of the holidays for only $1. This him! Sign up for a year we are pleased to have an exceptional quartet special VIP breakfast of vocal artists caroling in our ‘Victorian Holiday’ before he makes his themed showcase garden from Purdue University final list of who has Fort Wayne School of Music. They will break mid- been naughty and way through the hour and then pick back up with nice. Breakfast will more era appropriate favorites. Join us a for an include pancakes, extraordinary experience you won’t want to miss! sausages, eggs and fresh fruit, milk or juice for Suzuki Strings Holiday Concert the kids and coffee for the Sunday, December 16, 2:00-2:45 p.m. adults. There will be children’s Visit the Conservatory gardens and enjoy this spe- activities and time allotted to cial concert offered by the accomplished students take pictures of your little ones in our “Victorian of Fort Wayne Suzuki. Children ages 4 to 18 will Holiday” exhibit before we open to the public. play folk songs, classical melodies, and holiday Your registration for this event also allows you to favorites on violin and cello. The Suzuki Method return and visit with Santa’s reindeer 12-4 p.m. of instruction, also known as the “mother tongue Children under two do not have to pay but they method,” is based on the premise that music is must register and will count towards the minimum learned like a language: children first hear the and maximum; their adult must pay registration music and then learn to read and write it. Children fee. Limited booster/high chairs available; please develop the ability to “speak” music like a language indicate at registration if one is required. Regis- and are able to play dozens of songs by memory. tration deadline: November 20. Min. 24. Max. 64. You can hear for yourself the results as local Suzuki Code Date Day Time students play music with holiday ear appeal. Con- 127101-S1 12/1 Sa 9-10 am cert is included with regular Conservatory admis- # Sessions/Fee: 1/$13 sion. For more information, call (260) 427-6440. Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. Victorian Christmas ‘At-Home’ with the Swinney Sisters December 7, 2:00-4:00 p.m. / December 8, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 2:00-4:00 p.m. Swinney Homestead, 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd. Settlers Inc. cordially invite you to the Swinney Homestead to celebrate the Christmas spirit and take refreshment of tasty savories and sweets. The Historic Swinney House will be decorated in Victorian Christmas grandeur. A gift Shoppe on the second floor will be laden with unique gifts and “stocking stuffers” for Christmas shoppers. Reservations will be taken at (260) 747-1501 and (260) 747-1229. Tables seat 4. Fee $25. This event is a fundraiser to help support the maintenance of Fort Wayne’s historic Homestead. Winter fun for the whole family! 5 Holiday Decorating Paint a Poinsettia Feeling like you want to paint something, but not wanting to take on a huge project, then we have just the craft for you. Join homemaker Vicki Hoffman as she walks you through the process of creating a beautiful ornament to hang on your tree. Learn the techniques of shading and adding color to enhance your festive flower. An outline of a poinsettia will already be drawn on a large clear glass bulb; Vicki will then walk you through the methods of creating the final poinsettia using acrylic paints. Ages 18+. Registration deadline: November 30. Min. 5. Max. 15. Code Date Day Time Decorate a Gingerbread House 127016-S1 12/8 Sa 9 am-12 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$17 Celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season Member or Volunteer Fee: $13 by decorating your very own gingerbread dream Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. house. Roll up your sleeves and dive into creat- Calhoun St. ing your own masterpiece for all your family to admire! You will be given a pre-assembled gingerbread house, icing and an assortment of candy. Family Fun! A cardboard flat will be provided to take home your decorated house. This class is for children 6 years and older, teens and adults. Children 9 years and younger require an adult to attend the class to assist. Up to two children per gingerbread house. The house is inedible, for decorative purposes only, but you can enjoy a gingerbread cookie while you design. Ages 6+. Registration deadline: November 26. Min. 13. Max. 21. Code Date Day Time 127004-F1 11/30 F 5:30-7:30 pm 127004-S1 12/1 Sa 1-3 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$18 Member or Volunteer Fee: $14 Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. Evergreen Centerpiece Workshop The popular centerpiece workshop is back! Bring a friend or make it a family affair as you create a festive evergreen centerpiece that can be enjoyed Winterval at the Conservatory by all through the holiday season. Dennis Bowman, Saturday, January 26 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Fresh Design Manager with Gassafy Wholesale Join the Conservatory and our Winterval part- Florist, will help you fashion the fragrant branch ners in celebrating winter. At the Conservatory, tips of balsam fir, cedar, and pine into an arrange- you can make a winter bird feeder, learn how ment with holiday flair. This centerpiece incorpo- plants survive the winter, watch an ice sculp- rates a candle, ribbon and pine cones for a nice ture take shape before your eyes, and have fun holiday touch. Your fee includes a stroll through exploring our Hundred Acre Wood garden our Victorian themed holiday gardens. Bring gar- exhibit. Other activities will be held around den gloves, pruners, and any accents you’d like town at the Community Center, the Old Fort, to incorporate. Ages 15+. Registration deadline: and Science Central. Don’t forget about the November 23. Min. 12. Max. 36. Fort Wayne Rugby Club’s annual Snow Bowl Code Date Day Time match at Lawton Park at 1:00 p.m. Winterval is 427009-R1 12/13 Th 6-7:30 pm sponsored by the Fort Wayne Parks and Recre- 427009-S1 12/15 Sa 9-10:30 am ation Department and the Downtown Improve- # Sessions/Fee: 1/$34 ment District. Regular Conservatory admission Member or Volunteer Fee: $29 applies. For more information, call (260) 427- Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. 6440. Calhoun St. 6 Register on-line at www.fortwayneparks.org “Hundred Acre Wood” Winter Exhibit January 12-April 21 This winter, come in from the cold to discover the enchanting world of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends. You’ll find Eeyore, Rabbit, Piglet and Pooh Bear have made their homes quite comfortably in the Botanical Conservatory’s Showcase Garden. You can relive or be introduced to the imaginative stories of A.A. Milne from his books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner as you play in our version of the Hundred Acre Wood. But watch out for Heffalumps! Hands-on learning stations in the Discovery Gallery help you explore how this literature connects to everyday life. Sponsored by Fun 101.7 and Majic 95.1 FM. Pooh Day Saturday, February 9, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Go on your own “expotition” in the enchanted land of the Hundred Acre Wood at the Botanical Conservatory during our winter “Pooh Day” event! You can take part in activities, win at games, and make crafts, all inspired by A. A. Milne’s residents of the Hundred Acre Wood. Make your own Tigger, Winnie-the-Pooh, or Eeyore to take home! Find the Heffalump, jump like Kanga and Roo in the obstacle course, or test your knowledge of the Wood’s inhabi- tants in our scavenger hunt! You can even take home a character balloon crafted by a local balloon artist. You’ll expend some energy in our exhibit bouncing like Tigger and practicing your exercises, too. Regular Conservatory admission applies. For more information, call (260) 427-6440.

The Great Train Connection Garden Close-Up: Tiny Pines! Saturday, February 23, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 12:00-4:00 p.m. Tired of the “winter blahs”? Then come explore At the turn of the 20th century, Fort Wayne was the Hundred Acre Wood at the Botanical Con- a major railroad town, connected to every major servatory to brighten your day! During our Great city by rail. Climb aboard this weekend to get a Train Connection on February 23 we’ll consider good look at local railroad history and enjoy the Pooh Bear’s Six Pine Trees, where he and Piglet thrill of model trains. Throughout this two-day chased a Woozle. Test your knowledge of pines, event, model railroad clubs will run their G-scale, spruces, and firs and learn to make your own HO gauge, and N gauge trains in tabletop displays, model “pine” tree. When you visit the Botanical while history buffs share their stories and explain Conservatory on the fourth Saturday, you always the artifacts they have carefully accumulated and get a closer look at our gardens with an explor- preserved. You’ll also hear about the historical atory walk, hands-on activity or demonstration. reclamation of one of the last surviving steam We highlight a different garden each month so you engines in the world, the 765. Get connected to can make new discoveries through fun, educational Fort Wayne through its history! Regular garden activities. Included in your regular Conservatory admission applies: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17. admission, so drop in! Ages 2 and under are free. For more information, call (260) 427-6440 or visit www.botanicalconservatory.org.

Plant yourself at the Conservatory! 7 $1 Nights & DNI programs Sweetheart Orchid Display First Thursday of the month: February 5-24 January 3, February 7, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Public hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5-pm, Sun 12-4, The Conservatory is open on the first Thursday Thurs ‘til 8 pm night of the month for a discounted admission of Make a date for the Botanical Conservatory and just $1 per person. During each $1 Night you can bring your sweetie down in February to enjoy also drop in to our program room for a fun and our Hundred Acre Wood exhibit, lovely indoor educational lecture or activity. No reservations gardens, and a special display of orchids. Take required. We validate parking tickets from the a moment with camera or cell phone to capture Civic Center Parking Garage for free parking. For a photo of your darling under the orchid arbor more information, call (260) 427-6440. planted with a cascade of striking Cattleyas, fragrant Dendrobiums, dainty Oncidiums, and moth- $1 Night Insight: Snowman Studies like Phalaenopsis against a backdrop of a lush Thursday, January 3, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Tropical Garden. Then, browse the Conservatory Let’s learn about the legend of the snowman on gift shop for an orchid or other sweet gift. your visit to the Conservatory this evening. Where did these well-known symbols come from and what is the meaning of the different pieces that bring their shapes “to life”? While you visit you can enjoy a treat and decorate your own terra cotta snowman to take home! $1 Night Insight: Send a Card Thursday, February 7, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Did you know the first recorded handwritten letter was from the Persian Queen Atossa around 500 BC? That the stamped letter we know today came into being during the reign of Queen Victoria in 1840? Join us at the Conservatory to learn more about the history of sending things and take a minute to decorate a card for a friend in honor of National Send a Card to a Friend Day. You bring Couple’s Forest Bathing Walk the address and we will provide the stamp! (Shinrin-Yoku) In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Conservatory Be My Valentine is offering a ‘Couple’s Walk’, that is, a couple’s “forest bathing” walk. Take this Saturday morning Sweetheart Sachet to rediscover your inner child and your connection with the natural world and each other. Shin- Bring a girl friend to make a craft and take your rin-Yoku, or forest bathing, is the experience of mind off these dark, cold days of winter. The Con- immersing oneself in the sensory gifts of nature. servatory is offering a morning workshop where This can be done in a forest setting, gardens and you create your own sweetheart sachet. Our parks. The benefits are not only a greater sense of classy craft guru Darlene Tomkinson will walk you well-being, but a boost in immune function and through the steps to assembling and decorating a ready access to lower stress hormones and boosts pretty pouch enhanced with your choice of fra- in serotonin levels. Being relaxed, revitalized, and grance. We’ll have all the supplies; you just sign better equipped to handle the stresses of daily up and maybe invite that friend or family member living are the goals of this forest bathing walk. you have been meaning to spend some time with. Instructor Christy Thomson is a life-long resident Ages 16+. Registration deadline: January 25. Min. of northeast IN. She is the only certified forest 10. Max. 20. therapy guide in Indiana. Note: Additional couples Code Date Day Time may drop in, up to the class maximum, but call 127025-S1 2/2 Sa 9:30 am-12 pm ahead to make sure class will be in session. Regis- # Sessions/Fee: 1/$18 tration deadline: February 8. Ages 18+. Min. 10. Member or Volunteer Fee: $14 Max. 16. Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Code Date Day Time Calhoun St. 127055-S1 2/16 Sa 9:30 am-12 pm # Sessions/Fee: 2/$42 Member or Volunteer Fee: $36 Watch your mailbox for your Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Spring Fun Times on February 6. Calhoun St.

8 Visit us in person . . . Just Relax Grow Your Own: Cole Family Crops Tai Chi in the Garden I & II It’s that time of year again, time to think ahead Learn to relax your body and focus your mind to the summer garden you may have been putting with the ancient art of Tai Chi, a gentle, graceful off. But mid- to late-February is the perfect time exercise to improve health and fitness. It is espe- to start sowing your favorite Cole family crops! cially effective in reducing stress, thereby relieving Cole family, you ask? It encompasses many com- arthritis, diabetes and other chronic conditions. mon garden vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, Weekly sessions include a meditative walk in the cauliflower, and more. Join Noble County Master garden. The class focuses on the basics of the Gardener Dennis Parr as he teaches you the best Sun form and is great for new students or those time to sow your seeds and then what you’ll need wishing to continue their studies. Instructor Sandy to do in order to produce thriving starts by the Gebhard is certified by renowned master Dr. Paul time the weather breaks. You’ll get to take home Lam, and has 30+ years’ experience practicing several kinds of seeds to begin your garden adven- and teaching Tai Chi. Note: Additional students tures indoors. Ages 18+. Registration deadline: may drop in for $10 per session, up to the class February 8. Min. 10. Max. 20. maximum; call ahead to make sure class will be in Code Date Day Time session. Ages 18+. Registration deadline: January 127027-S1 2/16 Sa 10 am-12 pm 2. Min. 10. Max. 16. # Sessions/Fee: 1/$16 Code Dates Day Time Member or Volunteer Fee: $13 Tai Chi I - Beginners Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. 127002-T1 1/8-2/26 T 9:30-10:30 am Tai Chi I - Beginners 127002-T2 1/8-2/26 T 5-6 pm Plant & Go: Winter Tai Chi II - Continuing Showcase Exhibit Opening Day 127002-T3 1/8-2/26 T 6-7 pm January 12, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. # Sessions/Fee: 8/$69 Calling all gardeners and gardeners-to-be! Visit Member or Volunteer Fee: $59 the Botanical Conservatory on the first day of Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. each new Showcase Garden exhibit to participate Calhoun St. in a hands-on learning experience with plants. This month we’re giving out an acorn, seed of the English oak tree. As you may know, Piglet’s Brew and Grow favorite food is “haycorns” so we can each plant one so we’ll have plenty to share. Plant & Go will Coffee: Home Brewing Style feature four different plants every year, coinciding Many adults crave that first warm sip – especially with the start of each seasonal garden exhibit: Jan- on cold winter days – of that familiar beverage uary, April, July, and November. Pot up a seedling, we know as coffee. And we usually have a go-to plantlet, seed, or bulb, learn care instructions and place when we feel like treating ourselves to that fun plant facts, and take your new plant baby home special brew you can’t seem to get from your to nurture. (While supplies last.) Included in regu- kitchen percolator. Now, what if you could master lar Conservatory admission, so drop in! that flavor without having to put on presentable clothes, spend more than you want to admit, and Conservatory Kids brave the cold? We have just the class for wannabe home brew coffee connoisseurs. Join owner Sean Discovery Corner Wang of the local coffee spot Fortezza and learn the different styles and methods of home brew- Daily in the Discovery Gallery ing. Acquire knowledge of the diverse mechanisms Our youngest visitors are always welcome to visit on the market and find out which one may be the the Discovery Corner behind Woody the Talking right fit for your house. This class includes sam- Tree where they’ll find stories and activities relat- ples using different home brewing methods along ing to a monthly theme: with a chance to win a Pour Over set to start home • December – Victorian Holiday brewing today! Ages 18+. Registration deadline: • January – Winter Fun January 17. Min. 7. Max. 10. • February – The Color Red Code Date Day Time Our materials are all safe and suitable for kids in 127034-R1 1/24 Th 6-7:30 pm pre-K through 1st grade. Adults are encouraged # Sessions/Fee: 1/$9 to read aloud to their young learners and explore Member or Volunteer Fee: $7 ideas together. The Discovery Corner is free with Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. general admission; preregistration is not required. Calhoun St. or at www.botanicalconservatory.org. 9 Garden Preschool Preschoolers can visit the Conservatory on the third Tuesday of every month to explore the gardens and a related topic with their parent or guard- Foellinger-Freimann ian. Discover different themes through a story, hands-on activity, craft, and snack. Children and Botanical Conservatory adults alike will learn by hands-on activities that are sure to get everyone thinking. At least one adult is required to stay and participate (no reg- What’s Showing? istration required) for the duration of the class. Please indicate at registration if a participant has Art Displays food allergies. Registration deadlines: December Get to know local and regional artists in a vari- 11, January 8, and February 12, respectively. Ages ety of media through the Botanical Conservatory’s 3-5. Min. 5. Max. 10. bi-monthly art exhibits, open to view in our meet- Code Date Day Time ing room during public hours. Regular Conserva- Victorian Holiday tory admission applies. For more information, visit 127100-T1 12/18 Tu 10-11 am our website at www.botanicalconservatory.org or Winter Fun call (260) 427-6440. 127100-T2 1/15 Tu 10-11 am Color Red Roddy Dammeyer: 127100-T3 2/19 Tu 10-11 am Art Exhibit of Traveling # Sessions/Fee: 1/$6 Oil Paintings Member or Volunteer Fee: $4 November-December Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Public Reception: November 4, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Calhoun St. Roddy (Rodka) Dammeyer feels as though she was born with a paintbrush in her hand. A native Botanical Field Trips & Outreach of Fort Wayne, Roddy inherited her love for art from her father, a commercial artist who went on Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. to creating fine art after retirement. While Roddy Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. did not become fully invested in art until her The Botanical Conservatory’s education staff retirement, she did take art classes through high serves thousands of students each year through school and college. Currently she is involved with on- and off-site visits for public, parochial, pri- the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne Art vate and home schools. Teachers can choose the League, Fort Wayne Artists Guild, the Artlink of standards-based curriculum that best meets their Fort Wayne, Charlevoix Circle of Arts, Boyne Arts students’ needs. Our outreach programs also help Collective, the Freshwater Gallery, and Jordan teachers meet state science standards and engage River Arts Council. She prefers oil painting but has students in active learning. Conservatory visits let worked in a plethora of artistic media. Roddy loves you collect temperature and humidity readings for the texture of oils and gets most of her inspiration a biome study, find food plants in the desert and from nature. She does some work in studios, but jungle, explore plant patterns with art students, or prefers to paint en plein aire. choose from a variety of other activities, depending on the age and focus of the group. Cadence Xavier Quinn: 2019 Exhibits CXQ Art @ the Conservatory Acrylic on Canvas and Wood January 12-April 21 January-February Hundred Acre Wood (early literacy) Public Reception: January 13, 1:00-3:00 p.m. April 27-July 7 Cadence Xavier Quinn, founder of CXQ Art, is a Migrations (life science) Fort Wayne based, self-taught artist who explores July 13-November 17 the acrylic paint medium on both canvas and wood Plant Explorers (history & botany) surfaces. Influenced by the pop and psychedelic movements, CXQ Art has been independently cre- We can also take plant science on the road, trav- ating and peddling unique creations for two years. eling to your school to provide classroom or But a passion for visual art has lived in Cadence’s assembly-style presentations. Reservations must heart from a very young age. The featured works be made at least two weeks in advance. A mini- in this exhibit mirror the playful Showcase theme, mum of ten students is required to book a lab, but ‘Hundred Acre Wood’, and feature a variety of self-guiding visit lessons are available for groups of bright depictions of wildlife and tasty fare. CXQ any size. For more information, call the Conserva- Art is a custom art shop where you can find tory’s Youth Education Coordinator at 427-6445 designs created by the artist or request a commis- or email missy.a’[email protected]. sion that is unique to you. 10 We’re more than a garden! The Great Outdoors

Lindenwood Nature Preserve Winter Hike at Blue Cast Spring 600 Lindenwood Ave. Blue Cast Spring was a preserve where spring Open every day from dawn until dusk water was bottled for personal health in the early Lindenwood Nature Preserve is a 110-acre ded- 1900’s. Chris Fairfield will lead you through over icated nature preserve featuring 4 hiking trails 3,000 feet of the Maumee River Bank to explore of varying length (one is wheelchair and stroller a natural spring once thought to have healthful accessible), a pond, and an open-air pavilion. properties. We’ll warm up afterwards with coffee Hiking, wildlife viewing, photography, picnicking, and pie at Bob’s Restaurant in Woodburn. Regis- and just relaxing are a few of the activities you’ll tration deadline: February 20. Min. 8. Max. 12. enjoy at the preserve. Admission is free. Follow Code Date Day TIme us on Facebook for nature news, updates, and 142366-W1 2/27 W 10 am-12 pm announcements! Sorry, no pets or bikes allowed! # Sessions/Fee: 1/$8/$13 after February 20 Location: Blue Cast Spring, 21412 Blue Cast Go Take a Hike! Road, Woodburn Bob’s Restaurant, 22031 Main St., Woodburn Intro to Winter Hiking Wild Walkers Saturday, January 19, 10:00-11:30 a.m. 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month Lindenwood Nature Preserve, Share your knowledge of nature as you explore 600 Lindenwood Ave. some of northeast Indiana’s finest outdoor areas Don’t go into complete hibernation this winter. in this nature-oriented group. Wild Walkers is Stay in touch with the great outdoors! The secret an adult hiking group that meets the second and to enjoying a winter hike or winter workout is fourth Fridays of each month for a walk on the wild dressing properly for the conditions. Join us for side. Each hike features a different natural area a guided hike through Lindenwood followed by a in the region (parks, wetlands, nature preserves, fireside lecture and hot dog roast. (Please bring etc.) and carpooling is available when necessary. your own hot dogs. We will provide the roasting The 2019 schedule will be posted on our website stick and the fire.) This program is free and no at www.fortwayneparks.org or you may call Eden pre-registration is required. Please contact Eden at 427-6008 to request a schedule by mail. at 427-6008 or [email protected] for more information. Wintry Weather Hikes Saturdays, December 8, January 12, February 9, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Lindenwood Nature Preserve, 600 Lindenwood Ave. Take what you’ve learned from the Intro to Winter Hiking program and join us for a few cold season hikes at Lindenwood Nature Preserve. Spending time in the outdoors is a great way to cope with stress, relax and feel happier even in the winter. Bring the family along for a fun family activity. We’ll meet at the parking lot and hike will com- mence promptly as scheduled. The hikes are free and open to all ages. No pre-registration is necessary.

Lindenwood Nature Preserve

Spend some time outdoors this winter. 11 Salomon Farm Park

Salomon Farm Park Historic Barn and Wolf Family 817 W. Dupont Rd. Learning Center Rentals Hours: Daily, 6:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. The peaceful setting of Salomon Farm makes Salomon Farm Park is a true historic gem and a the historic Old Barn and the newly expanded perfect location for walking, biking, bird watch- Wolf Family Learning Center perfect for wed- ing and much more. The Salomon’s established dings, receptions, reunions, concerts, dances, the farm in 1871, but visitors will notice the meetings, and many other special events. The endearing 1930’s theme. Stop by for a visit to Old Barn provides a beautiful rustic setting, admire historic buildings, relax at the wetlands, while the Wolf Family Learning Center offers or enjoy our fully paved 1.8 mile trail around more modern amenities including a full kitchen. the property. Follow us on Facebook for news, Booking for 2020 begins January 2, 2019! For updates, and announcements! more information visit www.fortwayneparks.org and click on Facilities>Salomon Farm Park>- Rental Opportunities. For Old Barn inquiries, please e-mail janelle.windsor@cityoffortwayne. org or call Janelle at 427-6790. For Wolf Fam- ily Learning Center rentals please contact Kellie Adkins at [email protected] or 427-6005.

Photography at the Farm Salomon Farm has become a popular site for both professional and amateur photographers alike. If you plan to take photos at the park, please contact Kellie Adkins at kellie.adkins@ cityoffortwayne.org or 260-427-6005 to complete a photographer registration. You only Facility Rental, 427-6000 need to register once and there is no cost. Christmas on the Farm Saturday, December 1, 2018 1:00-5:00 pm Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Rd.

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides d Dog Sled Demonstrations d Father Christmas Live Animals d Fresh Cut Christmas Trees d Holiday Vendors d More Family Fun!

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12 Putting the “culture” back in agriculture! Farm Tours Evergreen Swag Workshop The holiday season calls for fresh evergreen deco- Winter Walks on the Farm rations! Create your very own evergreen swag with holiday charm. Amy Oliver, Landscape Designer Step off of the paved walking loop surround- at Arbor Farms Nursery, will help you assemble ing Salomon Farm Park and enjoy a guided walk fresh and fragrant branch tips of fir, cedar and pine through the farm park grounds. We’ll take the into a festive evergreen swag with your choice of wooded trail around the wetland area, walk past accents such as pine cones, berries, a decorative the pastures and the windmill, through the Old bow and more for a nice seasonal touch. Hang Barn, the Heritage Barn and peak inside the Black- it on your door, lamp post or porch to enjoy all smith Shop. We’ll end up in the newly expanded throughout the holiday season! Please bring gar- Learning Center where we’ll warm up with hot den gloves, pruners and any of your own accents cocoa. Meet outside the Learning Center a few you would like to incorporate into the swag. Age minutes before the start time listed and plan 16 +. Registration deadlines: November 30 and for a one-mile walk. Sturdy, winter footwear is December 5. Min. 10. Max. 25. recommended. The walks are free and open to all Code Date Day Time ages. No pre-registration is required. 153902-S2 12/8 Sa 10-11 am Code Date Day Time 153902-W1 12/12 W 6-7 pm 153901-F1 12/21 F 11 am-12 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$35 153901-F2 12/21 F 4-5 pm Location: Learning Center at Salomon Farm Park, 153901-F3 1/20 Su 11 am-12 pm 817 W. Dupont Rd. 153901-F4 1/20 Su 4-5 pm

Do It Yourself Workshops Terrific Terrariums A terrarium is a fun and easy way to incorporate plants into your décor with minimal maintenance. Master Gardener, Kathy Lee, will guide you through each step as you create your own minia- ture indoor garden. You will leave the class with a terrarium to keep and the basic knowledge on how to make others on your own. All necessary materials and supplies will be provided. Registration deadline: January 18. Min. 8 Max. 15. Code Date Day Time 153904-S1 1/26 Sa 1-3 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$25 Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Rd. Personal Care Products, Naturally Make your own personal care products including lip balm, lip scrub, aromatherapy roll-on and room spray using only natural ingredients. You’ll take home your own all natural personal care gift basket just in time for the holiday season! Jessica Bennett is the owner of Free Spirit Cosmetics. She creates bath and beauty products using only safe, natural ingredients. Age 16 +. Registration deadline: December 7. Min. 8. Max. 15. Code Date Day Time 153908-S1 12/15 Sa 10 am-12 pm Evergreen Centerpiece, p. 6 # Sessions/Fee: 1/$36 Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Rd. Register on-line at Sweetheart Sachet, p. 8 www.fortwayneparks.org

We accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover. 13 Fun in the Kitchen Baking Breads with Sweets So Geek There is simply nothing better on a cold day than a piece of warm fresh-baked bread. And it’s not nearly as hard as it might seem! We’ll go over the basics for two different types of bread, a simple French loaf and a Japanese Milk bread that makes the absolute best sandwich bread ever! Ages 16+. Instructor Chad Seewald is the owner and head baker at Sweets So Geek, a one-of-a-kind shop that specializes in custom cakes, ice cream made in the store, desserts and geeky themed chocolates. Registration deadline: January 4. Min. 5. Max. 12. Code Date Day Time 153826-S1 1/12 Sa 10 am-1pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$45 Location: Learning Center, Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Rd. Regional Three Course Meals Holiday Cookies Join us on a journey through the U.S. as you Hold off on the holiday cookie baking and deco- learn to prepare signature dishes from 4 distinct rating! We have a foolproof sugar cookie recipe to regions: New England, Southern Comfort, Loui- share, as well as tips for frosting and new ideas for siana Creole and California. Each class session decorating these 100% Santa (and kid) approved will feature a starter, entrée, and dessert demon- treats. Class is open to all ages. Children 10 and strated and explained by Patrick Whetstone, exec- under must be accompanied by an adult. Partic- utive chef at The Personal Palate. Patrick graduated ipants are invited to stay for our annual Christ- from Johnson and Wales University in North mas on the Farm event which begins at 1:00 p.m. Miami and opened David Bouley’s Evolution inside Instructor Chad Seewald is the head cake guy at the Ritz-Carlton in South Beach before making his Sweets So Geek. Chad learned about desserts way back to Indiana. A new family and his extreme while working his way up to head pastry chef at a passion for food has played a significant role in the five star restaurant. He mixes that knowledge with overall experience of those on the receiving end of his love of all things geeky to create custom cakes, his culinary artistry. Age 18 +. Registration dead- ice cream and desserts and geeky themed choc- line: November 29. Min. 6. Max. 20. olates. Registration deadline: November 19. Min. Code Dates Day Time 5. Max. 20. 153905-R1 12/6-12/27 Th 6-8 pm Code Date Day Time # Sessions/Fee: 4/$120 153910-S1 12/1 Sa 10 am-12 pm Location: Learning Center at Salomon Farm Park, # Sessions/Fee: 1/$42 817 W. Dupont Rd. Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Rd. Cooking Made for You by You You can serve delicious and elegant food from Baking with Sweets So Geek 102 your own kitchen with just a little training. Each Baking with Sweets So Geek returns to the farm participant, upon registration, may submit three this winter to help you explore some new realms of questions or areas of concern regarding the prepa- baking. We’ll dive into sauces with créme anglaise ration of seafood, meat, poultry or starch and veg- and mousses, explore yeast items with cinnamon etables. Instructor Chef Patrick Whetstone from rolls and pizza dough, work with oil for some The Personal Palate will incorporate these ques- amazing fried goods like donuts and churros, and tions/concerns as he demonstrates scrumptious finish up with an in-depth class on soufflés! Ages dishes and explains the science behind them. The 16+. Instructor Chad Seewald is the head cake guy best part . . . each session ends with taste testing! at Sweets So Geek where he gets to mix his loves of Age 18 +. Registration deadline: January 3. Min. food and fandom. Registration deadline: January 7. 6. Max. 20. Min. 5. Max 12. Code Dates Day Time Code Dates Day Time 153906-R1 1/10-1/31 Th 6-8 pm 153826-M1 1/14-2/4 M 6-8:30 pm # Sessions/Fee: 4/$120 # Sessions/Fee: 4/$110 Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Rd. 817 W. Dupont 14 Sign up on-line, by phone, in person . . . Hearty Lunch from the Farmers’ Experience the Food of Love Market Say “I love you” with food that brings feelings of Fort Wayne has some of the best farmers’ markets, euphoria or comfort. Chef Patrick Whetstone of but what can you do with all that fresh produce? The Personal Palate will demonstrate the prepa- Make a premium vegetarian sandwich, including ration of 3-course Italian, Southern, French and the homemade bread and “everything sauce!” Aphrodisiac meals in this upscale cooking series. Local farmers, Ann and Matthew of Atom Acres Whetstone graduated from Johnson and Wales will show you how easy it is. Registration deadline: University in Miami and opened David Bouley’s March 4. Min. 6. Max. 12. Evolution inside the Ritz-Carlton in South Beach Code Date Day Time before making his way back to Indiana where he 153831-M1 3/11 M 7-9 pm practices his culinary artistry at The Personal Pal- # Sessions/Fee: 1/$52 ate. Age 18 +. Registration deadline: January 31. Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, Min. 6. Max. 20. 817 W. Dupont Rd. Code Dates Day Time 153907-R1 2/7-2/28 Th 6-8 pm Breakfast for Dinner # Sessions/Fee: 4/$120 Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, Whether you’re serving breakfast in bed for a spe- 817 W. Dupont Rd. cial holiday or simply looking for a great way to start the day, this class is sure to enhance your Prohibition Kitchen: Holiday breakfast making skills. You will learn how to make eggs benedict, lemon and honey crepes, and Drinks sweetened hot chocolate. Instructors Ann and Are you the designated bartender at social gather- Matthew are local farmers from Atom Acres. Reg- ings? Impress your family and friends with holiday istration deadline: February 11. Min. 6. Max. 12. season with delicious craft cocktails. You will learn Code Date Day Time to navigate the necessary tools and techniques 153830-M1 2/18 M 7-9 pm for creating craft cocktails while learning about # Sessions/Fee: 1/$64 the history and traditions associated with them. Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, We’ll even debunk some of the myths about booze. 817 W. Dupont Rd. Instructor Christopher Glover from Old Crown relies on his 6 years of bartending experience to Farm to Fork with Instapot guide you through the class. Registration deadline: The Instapot pressure cooker is the latest “must December 3. Min. 10. Max. 20. have” in kitchen equipment. Pressure cooking is Code Date Day Time much faster, seals in moisture and flavor and foods 153823-M1 12/10 M 7-9 pm can be cooked directly from the freezer with no # Sessions/Fee: 1/$57 thawing required. Local farmers Ann and Matthew Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, from Atom Acres will show you how to use your 817 W. Dupont Rd. Instapot for delicious farm-to-fork meals such as ribs, rice and fresh sautéed greens. Registration deadline: January 2. Min. 6. Max. 12. Code Date Day Time 153827-T1 1/8 T 7-9 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$46 Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Rd.

Construction Notice Dupont Road is under construction between Coldwater and Lima Roads. Approach Salomon Farm Park with caution from either direction. Visit our website at fortwayneparks.org for details. Coffee Brewing, p. 9

by mail, by fax, or use our drop box. 15 Winter Warm Up Foods Little Roots: Culinary Classes There’s nothing better on a cold winter evening for Preschoolers than a warm, healthy dinner from the fall harvest. *Adult/Child Local farmers Ann and Matthew from Atom Acres Empower your little one to create his/her own will share tips on how to eat healthy during the healthy snacks. We’ve partnered with Wholesome winter months. You’ll help prepare a Portuguese Roots Cooking to offer fun, age appropriate cook- potato soup, thyme tea, roasted spiced butternut ing classes bursting with hands-on activities and squash and ginger-mint-chamomile tea. Registra- healthy concept learning through games and activi- tion deadline: February 4. Min. 6. Max. 12. ties. Younger siblings are welcome to stay with their Code Date Day Time caregiver, but any child participating in class must 153829-M1 2/11 M 7-9 pm register. Ages 2-5. Instructor Meghan Hauser is # Sessions/Fee: 1/$46 the founder of Wholesome Roots Cooking and is a Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, certified Healthy Hands Cooking instructor. Reg- 817 W. Dupont Rd. istration deadlines are one week prior to the start of each class. Min. 5. Max. 15. Grab and Go Jars Code Date Day Time Life can get hectic and meal prepping is hard when 153909-T1 12/4 T 10-11 am you can’t keep track of your Tupperware! Local 153909-T2 1/22 T 10-11 am farmers Ann and Matthew from Atom Acres will 153909-T3 2/5 T 10-11 am show you how to prepare delicious salads and # Sessions/Fee: 1/$25 treats in mason jars. This session will feature a Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, Greek salad with homemade dressing as well as 817 W. Dupont Rd. apple pie filling using spiced apple cider. You’ll get to take home the food and the jar! Registration Cook Your Own Adventure: deadline: January 22. Min. 6. Max. 12. Culinary Classes for Elementary Code Date Day Time 153822-T1 1/29 T 7-9 pm Poor planning often leads to poor choices, but # Sessions/Fee: 1/$46 with a little know-how and some fun recipes, kids Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, and families can attack hunger with great tasting 817 W. Dupont Rd. snacks that also have a nutritional punch. We will make several healthy recipes to inspire healthy ‘Tis the Season to Pickle! habits at home! Each Healthy Hands cooking class begins with a nutrition lesson/game and includes Save money on your grocery bill and cut down hands-on cooking and instruction. Each child will on waste by pickling and canning your vegetables. have an opportunity to eat the delicious snack Each week will feature a different vegetable while they made! Ages 5-13. Instructor Meghan Hauser you learn each step of the canning process, from is the founder of Wholesome Roots Cooking and prepping produce to processing jars. Each partic- is a certified Healthy Hands Cooking instructor. ipant will take home a jar of their canned produce. Registration deadlines are 5 business days before Class sizes are limited to ensure full and careful each class. Min. 5. Max. 15. attention to each participant. Instructor Josh Code Dates Day Time Cockram, owner of Josh’s Jungle, has 20 years of Traditional Holiday Cooking restaurant experience and has been the go-to for 153821-W1 12/5 W 6-7:30 pm canned goods at Farmers’ Markets in Fort Wayne. Healthier Holiday Treats Josh’s Jungle specializes in salsa, hot sauce, pick- 153821-W2 12/19 W 6-7:30 pm les, pickled peppers, and relishes. Ages 12+ (must Low Sugar Cooking be able to handle a knife). Registration deadlines 153821-F1 1/11 F 6-7:30 pm are one week prior to each class. Min. 5. Max. 20. Make Your Own Pizza Code Date Day Time 153821-F2 1/25 F 6-7:30 pm Pickling Dill Pickles Valentines Cooking Party 153904-W1 1/9 W 6-8 pm 153821-W3 2/13 W 6-7:30 pm Pickled Cauliflower # Sessions/Fee: 1/$40 153904-W2 1/16 W 6-8 pm Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, Pickled Dilly Beans 817 W. Dupont Rd. 153904-W3 1/23 W 6-8 pm Candied Jalapenos 153904-W4 1/30 W 6-8 pm Register on-line at # Sessions/Fee: 1/$56 Location: Learning Center at Salomon Farm Park, www.fortwayneparks.org 817 W. Dupont Rd.

16 Register by phone: 427-6000 Going Places

Chicago Shopping Catch the Holiday Spirit! Join our “shop till you drop” trips to festively decorated stores in downtown Chicago, or attend any one of the number of special Christmas activities going on during the holiday season in the city. Don’t miss “The Christkindlemart” taking place throughout the Christmas Season on Daley Plaza, or The “One of a Kind Show” at the Merchandise Mart on the 8th of December. The coach will drop off and pick up at a central location between Grand Avenue and Illinois Street, near Michigan Avenue and the Chi- cago River. A continental breakfast will be served en route. Lunch in Chicago and a fast-food stop on the way home are on your own. Code Date Day Fee 475005-W1 12/5 W $55 475005-S-1 12/8 Sa $55 475005-S-2 12/15 Sa $55 Departs: 8:00 a.m. from Bob Arnold Park, Parnell at E. State Blvd. Returns: 10:30 p.m.

Purdue Christmas Show Broadway in Chicago presents: Board our “sleigh” for a trip to West Lafayette “Hamilton” and a matinee performance of Purdue University’s 85th Anniversary Christmas Show! This popular Our motorcoach stops first on Michigan Avenue musical extravaganza, with its innovative staging, at Water Tower Place where we will gather at the choreography and costuming promises to put you Mity Nice Grill to enjoy American dishes, served in the holiday mood. As always the inspirational family style for lunch (included). Then it’s on to Cantata is a fitting tribute to the blessed season. the Private Bank Theatre in Chicago’s “Loop” for a An elegant supper will be served just for us at the matinee performance of “Hamilton,” the story of historic Honeywell House in Wabash on the way founding father Alexander Hamilton told on stage home. A guided tour of this beautiful mansion, like you’ve never seen before. Combining a histor- filled with unique furniture and objects of art, ically accurate plot with hip-hop and R&B songs, will precede our meal. In spirit, Mrs. Honeywell’s the Hamilton musical has become one of the most renowned reputation as a hostess continues. A innovative productions ever to hit the theater continental breakfast of rolls, juice and coffee will world. The musical Hamilton was inspired by the be served on the way. 2004 book “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Cher- Code Date Day Fee now. The musical recounts the story of Hamilton’s 475003-S1 12/1 Sa $115 life beginning from childhood through to the tragic Departs: 9:00 a.m. from Bob Arnold Park, end. Among the historical figures appearing in Parnell at E. State Blvd. supporting roles are Hamilton’s wife, Eliza Schuy- Returns: 7:30 p.m. ler Hamilton, Aaron Burr, George Washington, James Madison, King George III and more. Code Date Day Fee All Cancellations on day trips are subject to a $5 175010-W1 12/19 W $197 or 10% (whichever is greater) per person cancel- Departs 7:30 a.m. from Bob Arnold Park, Parnell lation fee. Cancellations made within one week at E. State Blvd. Returns: 10:30 p.m. of departure will be refunded only if replace- ments can be found. There are no refunds for NO-SHOWS. All day trips include the service of a Travel Service escort, motorcoach transporta- Questions? 427-6017 tion and all necessary gratuities, including those to the escort and motorcoach driver. All trips [email protected] feature NO SMOKING on the motorcoaches.

Get away for a day! 17 Chicago Flower and Garden Show 2019 Detroit Auto Show “FLOWERTALES” is the theme of the Chicago Experience the next generation of transportation Flower and Garden Show this year. After arriving at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show, North America’s at Chicago’s Navy Pier we will move immediately largest and most prestigious automotive show- to the 700-passenger ship, “Spirit of Chicago” case. You will see more than 500 vehicles on dis- for a 2-hour luncheon buffet, floral arrangement play, representing the most innovative designs in demonstration . . . and incredible skyline views! the world. You’ll see “one-of- a-kind” concepts After docking, you can stroll through the corridor and high end cars as you browse through the excit- filled with beautiful stained glass windows on your ing new models. Photos are allowed, so be sure way to the Flower and Garden Show. You will enjoy to bring your camera. A continental breakfast of lush theme gardens, creative tablescapes, demon- rolls, coffee and juice will be served en-route. strations by florists and chefs, gardening seminars Your entry ticket and a delicious boxed lunch from and the popular marketplace. Whether you are a Apple Spice, which you can take into the show, beginning gardener needing the basics, a seasoned are included. A supper stop (on your own) will be pro wanting to take things to the next level or a made at Culvers in Jackson, MI on the way home. horticultural aficionado seeking what’s new and Code Date Day Fee trendy, you will find Chicago’s first blush with 175007-S1 1/19 Sa $75 spring to be invigorating. Luncheon cruise and Departs 8:00 a.m. from Bob Arnold Park, Parnell entry ticket to show are included. A continental and E. State Blvd. Returns 9:00 p.m. breakfast will be served en-route and a fast food stop (on your own) will be made on the way home. We are now taking reservations for the fol- Code Date Day Fee lowing trips at 427-6000. Call or go to www. 175000-S1 3/23 Sa $115 fortwayneparks.org for a trip brochure. Departs: 8:00 a.m. from Bob Arnold Park, Parnell at E. State Blvd. Returns: 10:30 p.m. New York City September 16-20 Four days in the Big Apple begins with a ferry trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty followed by Times Square, Macy’s, the Empire Questions? 427-6017 State Building, Central Park, the Guggenheim, [email protected] Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Rocke- feller Center, Soho, Little Italy, Chinatown, Battery Park, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Two evenings at the theatre, 5 breakfasts and 2 Register on-line at dinners are also included Code #: 475105-M1 www.fortwayneparks.org Single $1,950; Double $1,550; Deposit $500

18 Just get on the bus . . . we’ll do the rest. America’s Cowboy Reflections of Albuquerque Iconic Israel Country Italy Balloom Fiesta

2019-20 Extended Trips and Tours Individual trip brochures may be viewed on-line at www.fortwayneparks.org. Select Programs > Adult>Day & Extended Travel and click on the trip of your choice. 2019 April 28-May 4...... Southern Charm: Charleston, Jekyll Island & Savannah Historic Charleston, Choice of Boone Hall Plantation or Patriots Point Naval 7 Maritime Museum, Jekyll Island, St. Simons Island, Savannah, Andrew Low House; 7 days, 9 meals ($3,039 double w/ air fare) May 19-26...... America’s Cowboy Country Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, Mount Rushmore, The Badlands National Park; 8 days; 10 meals ($3,899 double w/air fare) June 13-25...... Exploring the Alpine Countries: Austria, Germany & Switzerland 13 days, 17 meals ($5,269 double w/air fare) July 16-28...... Alaska Discovery -- Land & Cruise 7-night Princess Cruise; 13 days, 25 meals, $5,749 double, $8,749 single w/air fare July 21-28...... Pacific Northwest & California: Washington, Oregon & California 8 days; 10 meals ($3,379 double w/air fare) August 30-September 13...... Exploring Britain & Ireland England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales; 15 days, 20 meals, $5,399 double, $6,399 single w/air fare August 30-September 11...... Portugal & Its Islands: Estoril Coast, Azores & Madeira Islands Lisbon, Portuguese Riviera, Fatima, Obidos, St Michael Island-Azores; 13 days, 18 meals ($5,299 double w/air fare) September 18-27...... Reflections of Italy Rome, Colosseum, Assisi, Perugia, Siena, Florence, Venice; 10 days; 13 meals ($4699 double w/air fare) September 30-October 10...... Classic Danube 7 night Danube River Cruise, Linderhof Palace, berammergau, Munich, Regensburg, Passau, Linz, Wachau Valley, Vienna, Budapest; 11 days, 24 meals ($4,979 double w/air fare) O c t o b e r 11-16...... Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque and Sante Fe; 6 days, 7 meals ($2,769 double w/air fare) October 23-November 1...... Iconic Israel Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Caesarea, Tiberias, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Jericho, Qumran, Dead Sea, Bethlehem; 10 days; 15 meals ($4899 double w/air fare) December 29-January 2...... California New Year’s Getaway Tournament of Roses Parade; 5 days, 5 meals ($2,899 double w/air fare) 2020 August 4-15...... Alpine Explorer & Glacier Express Train Oberammergau Passion Play The Oberammergau Passion Play is produced only once every ten years! Don’t miss this opportunity! 12 days, 17 meals ($7,099 double w/air fare and tickets to play)

See the states or cross the ocean. 19 Special Interest

Stand Up and Dance Clogging Clogging resembles tap dancing but with double time steps that are executed with a flat foot rather than on the balls of your feet. It is fun for all ages and provides a great aerobic workout! Classes are offered in four skill levels this winter. If you are unsure which class is right for you, please call Linda at 427-6466. Instructor Elizabeth Hoy has been clogging for over 20+ years. Registration deadline: January 7. Min. 6. Max. 20. Code Dates Day Time Beginning + 142200-M1 1/14-3/18 M 5:30-6:15 pm Location: Franke Pond Pavilion, Sherman Blvd. Intermediate 142200-M2 1/14-3/18 M 6:30-7:15 pm Location: Franke Pond Pavilion, Sherman Blvd. Continuing 142200-T2 1/15-3/19 T 6:15-7 pm Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Advanced 142200-T3 1/15-3/19 T 7:15-8:15 pm Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. # Sessions/Fee: 10/$42/$47 after January 8 Adult Tap Dance Beginning Ballroom Dance Tap dancing is fun at any age! Whether you’ve Learning to dance with a partner is fun and chal- tapped before or just want to try something new, lenging, and it’s good exercise for the mind and you are invited to join the fun. It’s great exercise body. We will focus on the Swing, Foxtrot, Waltz, and a great way to spend an evening. You’ll learn Polka and American Tango to give you a solid base tap dance technique and performance skills. No for social dancing. You must register with a part- previous experience is required for the beginner ner. Ages 16+. Instructor: Tiffany Neuls has been class. The advanced class requires some previous teaching ballroom dance at the Community Center tap dance training. Please wear tap or hard-soled for over 20 years. Registration deadline: January shoes. Instructor: Linda Mullenhour. Ages 16+. 21. Min.14. Max. 50. Registration deadline: January 2. Min. 5. Max. 15. Code Dates Day Time Code Dates Day Time 142203-M1 1/28-3/4 M 7:30-8:30 pm Beginning # Sessions/Fee: 6/$40 per person/$45 after 142205-T1 1/8-2/26 T 5:30-6:15 pm January 21 Beginning Plus Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. 142205-T2 1/8-2/26 T 6:15-7 pm Advanced Line Dancing for Fun & Fitness 142205-T3 1/8-2/26 T 7-8 pm Whether your preference is for country music, # Sessions/Fee: 8/$24/$29 after January 2 Latin, blues or pop, the basic line dancing steps Location: Psi Ote Upper, Bob Arnold Park, are the same. With regular practice, you will build Parnell at E. State strength, flexibility, rhythm, balance and skill. You don’t need a partner or special clothing, just hard-soled shoes or boots and a smile. Ages 13+. Senior Tap Dance, p. 51 Instructors: Philip and Carol Fretz. Registration deadline: January 2. Min. 10. Max. 40. Code Dates Day Time 142204-T1 1/8-2/26 T 7-8 pm Register on-line at # Sessions/Fee: 8/$36/$41 after January 2 www.fortwayneparks.org Location: Franke Park Pavilion #1, Sherman Blvd. 20 Sign up with a friend. The Sound of Music Clay Play Terrible Orchestra Get the violin you played in high school out of the attic and come join the fun! We are starting an “orchestra” for adults (2+ years of experience is preferred) that just want to have fun making music. Music arrangements will be provided to get the musical muscles active again. Please bring your own instrument and music stand. Modeled after the Scottish Really Terrible Orchestra, a group of friends who just wanted to get together and play, this class will have some instruction as well as “rehearsal” time as a group. If you are an adult beginner taking lessons, you are welcome to enroll. String players are especially needed, but all are welcome. When registering for the class please let us know what instrument you will be playing. Instructor Debra Graham is currently in the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and directs the Northeast Indiana Talent Education beginning and intermedi- Beginning Pottery ate ensembles and has taught elementary through Pottery is one of the most ancient arts. Excava- middle school orchestras for over 30 years. Reg- tions in the Near East have revealed that primi- istration deadline: January 21. Min. 10. Max. 30. tive fired-clay vessels were made there more than Code Dates Days Time 8,000 years ago. You will learn both hand building 142308-M1 M 1/28-3/4 7-8:30 pm and wheel throwing techniques, how to prepare # Sessions/Fee: 6/$38/$43 after January 21 clay, select a design, and various glazing tech- Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. niques. Every student will create six unique pieces to take home (a cylinder, vase and bowl by wheel You Can Play the Ukulele and a coiled creamer, slabbed box and your own With this fun (and family-friendly) class, you’ll creation by hand). A supply list will be provided learn how to hold the ukulele, use a chord chart with your receipt or you may view it on-line at and strum with confidence. You’ll leave the class www.fortwayneparks.org. All pieces will be fired with the skills necessary to sit at home and work at the Community Center and may be picked up out of any book of ukulele music. We’ll start slow one week after the last class. Each class session and using lots of repetition, work up to playing includes time for set-up and clean-up and may real tunes. Your handouts will have chords and lyr- extend to an extra session depending on the con- ics for a variety of songs. A ukulele is included with dition of the pottery as it is dried and fired. Ages the tuition for this class and is yours to take home 13+. Instructor Brandon Furniss has been working at the end of the class. Ages 9-adult. Instructor: with clay for 25 years and teaching in the area for Richard Ash. Registration deadline: January 12. 9 years. Registration deadlines: January 7. Min. Min.10. Max. 30. 5. Max. 8. Code Date Day Time Code Dates Day Time 142410-S1 1/19 Sa 9:30 am-12 pm 142004-M1 1/14-2/18 M 6-9 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$72/$77 after January 12 # Sessions/Fee: 6/$94/$99 after January 7 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Make-A-Mug Pottery Create a mug that can be used for your morning Community Center Rental coffee or a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter day. The Community Center at 233 W. Main Street Earthenware clay and a variety of glazes will be offers beautiful, flexible space for large and used. No experience necessary; just bring your small events. The Center is audio-visually imagination! Ages 18+. Instructor: Onie Mensch. equipped and has a full service kitchen facility. Min. 4. Max. 6. Registration deadline: January 19. Alcohol is permitted at the Center and there are Code Date Day Time no restrictions on catering. Call Billy at 427- 142025-S1 1/26 Sa 1:30-3 pm 6463 for details and the full range of options or # Sessions/Fee: 1/$25/$30 after January 19 check our website at www.fortwayneparks.org. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St.

Registration Information, p. 58 21 Sew Much Fun Chair Recovery Why give up your comfortable chair when a new exterior will bring it back to life? Bring your chair (no recliners, sofas or love seats) to the first class with fabric intact, if possible. We’ll determine the amount of material needed for your project and discuss fabric selection. You will learn basic frame repair, spring tying, pattern layout, cushion styles and furniture styles. In most cases, you will be able to reupholster your chair in the 10 weeks of class. No experience is necessary. Ages 18+. Instructor Larry Brooks has been reupholstering furniture for over 30 years and operates his own shop. Call Larry at 260-426-5010 for more information or Sewing Survival 101 to determine if your chair is right for this class. Have you ever wished that you could fix the hem Registration deadline: January 7. Min. 8. Max. 12. in your pants or sew a button back on? In Sewing Code Dates Day Time Survival you will learn how to use a sewing machine 142902-M1 1/14-3/18 M 6-9 pm . . . how to thread it, select stitches and various # Sessions/Fee: 10/$101/$106 after January 7 other features, and how to sew a straight seam. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. You will learn simple alteration techniques such as hemming pants and/or dresses. Please bring to class any items of clothing that require minor It’s All the Buzz alterations or repairs to work on in class. Our equipment is limited, so please bring the following Intro to Beekeeping to class if you can: a portable sewing machine, Bee hives inside the city limits? Beekeeping is tape measure, pins, thread, scissors and seam rip- becoming very popular, but there is much to learn per. Ages 16+. Instructor: Angie Foster. Registra- before you jump in: bee biology, hive equipment tion deadline: January 17. Min. 4. Max. 6. and basic beekeeping techniques. This introduc- Code Dates Day Time tion will focus on the hobby hive and is for anyone 142042-R1 1/24-2/14 Th 6-8 pm considering starting a hive or in their first year of # Sessions/Fee: 4/$40/$45 after January 17 beekeeping. Ages 13+. Instructor: Mariah Rus- Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. sell. Registration deadline: January 15 and Febru- ary 2. Min. 6. Max. 15. Return of the Rag Rug Code Dates Day Time Rag rug making is just one of many “forgotten 142408-T1 1/22 T 6-8 pm skills of self-sufficiency” used by pioneers on the 142408-S1 2/9 Sa 9-11 am frontier. And, like many others, it has returned # Sessions/Fee: 1/$18/$23 after deadlines more as a hobby or craft, than a necessity. The Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St rag rug is made from long strips of fabric that are braided, coiled and sewn into a flat spiral. They can be solid color, multi-colored, circular, square, left with ragged edges or seamed for a neater finish. They are a great way to use fabric scraps and, as the pioneers can attest, they make great rugs. For a denim rug you will need to bring 5 pairs of worn out jeans. For the rag rug, you will need to bring old clothes, sheets or long scraps of fabric. Also, please bring to class, if you can: a portable sewing machine, thread, scissors, a seam ripper, a quilting mat, a quilting acrylic ruler and a rotary cutter. We only have a limited number on hand to share. Ages 13+. Instructor: Linda Wade. Reg- istration deadlines: January 15 and February 11. Min. 5. Max. 10. Code Dates Day Time 142331-T1 1/22 T 5:30-8:30 pm 142331-M1 2/18 M 5:30-8:30 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$23/$28 after deadlines Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St.

22 Start a new hobby! Paints & Pencils Framed Screen Printing Sign Screen printing is a fun and easy way to let your creativity shine! Each guest will create an 18” x 18” framed screen printing. You will incorporate your choice of layout, embellishments and colors to add your own creative flair. Class fee includes all supplies needed to create a finished, ready to display screen printing. Instructors are the owners of Wood and Limn Art Studio. Registration deadline: February 14. Min. 5. Max. 12. Code Date Day Time 142907-R1 2/21 Th 6-8:30 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$43/$48 after February 14 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Experience Oil and Watercolor Wood Sign and Coasters with Marilyn Copeland Design and paint a 10” x 10” home décor sign Explore important painting techniques, such as and four 5” x 5” matching coasters! Each project color mixing, color value and composition with is 100% customizable. We’ll provide a selection Marilyn Copeland, a nationally certified and of paint colors and designs and all the embellish- accredited art instructor. The first three weeks will ments you need to create a project you will be introduce you to Oil Painting and the next three proud to display. Instructors are the owners of weeks you will learn about Watercolors. The class Wood and Limn Art Studio. Registration deadline: is open to all skill levels. Ages 18+. Instructor January 19. Min. 5. Max. 12. Marilyn Copeland has been painting and teaching Code Date Day Time various forms of art for over 30 years. Registra- 142021-S1 1/26 Sa 10 am-12 pm tion deadline: January 7. Min. 5. Max. 12. # Sessions/Fee: 1/$43/$48 after January 19 Code Dates Day Time Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. 142006-M1 1/14-2/18 M 5:30-8 pm # Sessions/Fee: 6/$79/$84 after January 7 Intro to Colored Pencils Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St Add a little life to your drawings with color! You will learn a variety of drawing techniques that are Paint a Poinsettia unique to colored pencils, including hi-lighting and Feeling like you want to paint something, but not shading. You will draw from patterns provided by wanting to take on a huge project, then we may the instructor. All necessary supplies will be pro- have just the craft for you. Join homemaker Vicki vided including a kit that is yours to keep. Instruc- Hoffman as she walks you through the process tor Marilyn Copeland is a nationally certified and of creating a beautiful ornament to hang on your accredited art instructor. Ages 16+. Registration tree. Learn the techniques of shading and adding deadline: January 8. Min.5. Max. 12. color to enhance your festive flower. An outline Code Dates Day Time of a poinsettia will already be drawn on a 4 inch 142023-T1 1/15-2/19 T 1:30-4 pm clear glass bulb; Vicki will then walk you through # Sessions/Fee: 6/$83/$88 after January 8 the methods of creating the final poinsettia using Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. acrylic paints. Ages 18+. Registration deadline: November 30. Min. 5. Max. 15. Acrylic Painting Code Date Day Time Paint a picture and take it home the same day!!! 127016-S1 12/8 Sa 9 am-12 pm You’ll be guided step-by-step from blank canvas # Sessions/Fee: 1/$14 to your finished painting, learn now to load the Member or Volunteer Fee: $11 brushes, paint wet into wet and blend colors as Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. you go. All necessary supplies will be provided. Calhoun St. Instructor Marilyn Copeland, nationally certified and accredited art instructor. Registration deadline: January 26. Min. 6. Max. 12. Code Date Day Time 142035-S1 2/2 Sa 10 am-12 pm Fort Wayne Parks and # Sessions/Fee: 1/$28/$33 after January 26 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Recreation Community Center

Call 427-6000 to sign up. 23 Craft-O-Rama Think About This Winter blahs have you feeling down?? Let your creativity flow and make some cool crafts with us! Conversational Spanish We will get together and have fun while making Spanish rivals English as the language of choice in some crafts with new friends. Even if you are not the Americas with over 250 million native Spanish crafty, the awesome Miss Onie will guide you in speakers in South, Central and North America. creating a one-of-a-kind craft! Registration dead- It is also one of the easiest languages for English line: November 24 and February 2. Min. 6. Max. speakers to learn. The Spanish I class is for people 8. with little or no knowledge of the Spanish language. Code Date Day Time The Continuing class begins where Spanish I ends. Winter Wonderland Age 13+. Instructor Benigna (Betty) Rodriguez 141336-S1 12/1 Sa 11:30 am-1 pm grew up on the Texas-Mexico border. She is fluent Valentine’s Day in both Spanish and English and has taught at the 141336-S2 2/9 Sa 11:30 am-1 pm Community Center for over eleven years. Registra- # Sessions/Fee: 1/$15/$20 after deadlines tion deadline: January 3. Min. 5. Max. 10. Adult and Child (14 & under) Fee: $25/$30 after Code Dates Day Time deadlines Spanish I Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. 142600-W1 1/9-2/27 W 6-7:30 pm # Sessions/Fee: 8/$76/$81 after January 3 Save a Life Spanish Continuing 142600-W2 1/9-2/27 W 1:30-3:30 pm CPR # Sessions/Fee: 8/$70/$75 after January 3 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Join us for an innovative and fun way to learn CPR Spanish Continuing-Drop In with AED & First Aid! This class is available for first time students as well as anyone that needs a 1/8-2/26 T 1:30-3:30 pm renewed certification. Our instructors have over Drop-in Fee: $1 25 years of experience in the health care indus- Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. try and are AHA certified. You’ll receive hands on training to get the confidence you need to be Meditation with Sound Immersion successful. A CPR card is included. Sponsored by Experience the wondrous world of meditation with AshMore HealthPros. Registration deadlines: 5 sound immersion, an ancient art that uses vibra- business days before the class. Min. 7. tional tones to reset and restore cellular and emo- Code Dates Day Time tional patterns in the physical and energetic body. 142920-F1 1/18 F 8:30 am-12 pm Sound immersion is a simple and direct-connect 142920-F2 2/15 F 8:30 am-12 pm to the powerful benefits of meditation – promot- # Sessions/Fee: 1/$60/$65 after deadlines ing deep restorative relaxation and a quiet mind. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. The harmonic resonance orchestrates an energetic reset to release stress and tension. Instructor Deborah Connelly is certified in deep relaxation, stress reduction, mind detoxification and group meditation by the International Academy of Sound Healing for physical, mental and emotional wellness. Beginners are welcome. Please bring a blanket and wear comfortable, light-colored clothing. We recommend you remove any metal on your body, as metals have their own frequency and may interfere in the process. Ages 16+. Registration deadline: January 7. Min 8. Max 25. Code Dates Day Time 142365-M1 1/14-2/18 M 7:30-8:30 pm # Sessions/Fee: 6/$48/$53 after January 7 Location: Lakeside Park Pavilion #1, Vermont Ave. at 1401 Lake Ave.

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24 Things to Know Before You Sign Up, p. 57 Computer Drop-In Class Get with the Program Mind Sharpening Brain Training Windows 10 (50+) Mondays, February 4, 11, 18, 25, 12:30-2:30 pm When keeping the mind active and regularly chal- Our Windows classes are designed for those with lenged you may spend a shorter part of life in a little or no computer experience. You will learn state of decline. Using the application Lumosity, very basic terminology, hardware, components of you can challenge yourself in math skills, vocabu- a window and how to manipulate a window. You lary and reading skills. You can also learn how to will then learn how to cut, copy and paste text, sign up for your own account that can be accessed graphics and files. These tasks are common to just from any computer, smartphone or tablet that has about every computer program. Finally, you will internet access. Drop-in Fee: $1 learn how to organize your files so they are easy to locate and tricks for finding files when they do Getting to Know Your Android get misplaced. Knowledge of the Windows operat- ing system is a pre-requisite for most of our other System (50+) computer classes. You should have access to a Do you feel like your smart phone or tablet is computer outside of class for practice. Ages 50+. smarter than you are? From batteries to signals Instructor: Keith Herring (Wednesday). Regis- to apps and games … you will learn all about your tration deadline: January 9. Min. 5. Max. 10. handy little device. We’ll cover texting, settings, Code Dates Day Time maintenance, trouble shooting and even what to 142121-W1 1/16-3/6 W 1:30-3:30 pm do if you lose your phone. You’ll learn how to use # Sessions/Fee: 8/$36/$41 January 9 Google calendar and many other free user-friendly Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. applications. Bring your phone to class and show it who’s boss. Note: This class is not for Windows Microsoft Excel 2007-2010 phones/tablets or iPhones/iPads. Instructor: Kel- The uses for a word processing program are end- ley Doyle. Registration deadline: January 2. Min. less. Most of the tools and commands that you 5. Max. 10. learn in this class such as create, save, format, edit, Code Dates Day Time insert, check spelling and print also apply to many 142120-M1 1/7-2/11 M 2:45-4:45 pm other programs. The fee includes a booklet that # Sessions/Fee: 6/$32/$37 after January 2 is yours to keep. Experience with Windows, file Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. management and cut/copy/paste tools is a must. Instructor: Dave Macey. Registration deadline: January 9. Min. 5. Max. 10. McMillen Computer Lab, p.44 Code Dates Day Time 142109-W1 1/16-2/20 W 10 am-12 pm # Sessions/Fee: 6/$32/$37 after January 9 More Classes & Workshops Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Coffee: Home Brewing Style...... 9 Cooking Classes...... 14-16 C ro c h e t (50+) ...... 52 Computer Lab Evergreen Centerpiece...... 6 The Community Center Computer Lab is open Evergreen Swag...... 13 to the public and staffed by a volunteer on Mondays 12:30-2:30 p.m. and on Thursdays Financial Seminars...... 29 9:00-11:00 a.m. No reservation is necessary. Gingerbread House...... 6 Just drop in. Grow Your Own Cole Crops...... 9 Lab Fee...... $1/ hour Holiday Wreath (50+)...... 52 B/W Copies...... 10¢ single/15¢ double Color Copies...... 15¢ single/25¢ double Jewelry Making (50+)...... 52 Photo Prints...... 35¢ for 4” x 6” MahJongg (50+)...... 49 ...... $1.50 for 8.5” x 11” Riverfront Education...... 27 Sweetheart Sachet...... 8 Tai Chi in the Garden...... 9 The Community Center will be Terrific Terrariums...... 13 CLOSED December 24-January 5. Writing Your Memoirs...... 41 Happy Holidays! Yoga...... 46

Don’t wait too late! Sign up today. 25 On the Riverfront

There are always exciting things happening at your Riverfront, no matter the season or time of day. We encourage you to learn more about your three rivers in any way that is comfortable for you. You can walk, run or bike along our extensive Fort Wayne trails system and enjoy the natural views of the riv- erine flora and fauna along the way. You can rent or bring your own kayak, canoe, or stand up paddle board and explore our water trails, seeing the city as never before. Travel along the rivers and enjoy historic architecture, art, and sculptures, tour adjacent historic neighborhoods, or simply meditate on this unparalleled natural resource in the heart of our downtown. Check out RiverfrontFW.org for more fun ways to enjoy your rivers any time and see why we say we’re Always Moving!

Young Naturalist Series Psi Ote Lower Pavilion, Bob Arnold Northside Park, Parnell Ave. at E. State Blvd. Young naturalists (ages 5-10) are invited to join us for an hour of learning, crafts and fun themed snacks. The program is FREE and limited to 20 children plus their grown-ups. Please contact Kim Weldon at 427-5166 or kimberly.weldon@cityoffortwayne.org to sign up and reserve your seat. Registration deadlines are one week prior to each program. In the event of inclement weather, please check Riverfront Fort Wayne Facebook page for cancellations. The History of Groundhog’s Day Saturday, January 19, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Get a jump on Groundhog’s Day and uncover the history and myths surrounding this yearly event. Along with learning some interesting facts about our favorite furry prognosticator, we’ll make our Birdwatching on Our Urban Rivers own Groundhog’s Day prediction, make a ground- Sundays, December 9, January 13, February 10 hog puppet, and enjoy a Groundhog’s Day snack 2:00-3:00 p.m. before our time is up! Lawton Park Trailhead, Clinton and 4th Streets Winter is a great time of year for beginning birders Animal Tracks and Facts to start in this fascinating and rewarding hobby! Saturday, February 16, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Our urban rivers feature a huge variety of bird Little detectives will discover what animals are still species (even bald eagles!) and provide fantastic active during winter and what they are doing, as vantage points—you’ll be an avid birder before well as how to identify the tracks they make. We’ll long! We will continue our partnership with Cor- have fun making our own animal tracks, creating a nell University Ornithology Lab, tracking and col- fun woodland animal craft, and enjoy a great ani- lecting data on urban birds, and sharing our new mal track themed treat before the hour is over! found knowledge with them. This guided urban hike is open to all ages and experience levels. We’ll share birding tricks and trips, as you enjoy the diverse bird life along our rivers- and maybe spot some winter migrators while we’re out! We will spend the first few minutes of each program learning some basics about birdwatching and how to use binoculars (we have a few pairs of binoculars and bird guides to share if you don’t have your own). Each participant will receive a Riverfront life list. This program is free and no pre-registration www.RiverfrontFW.org is necessary. In the event of inclement weather, Friend us on Facebook – Riverfront FW please check the Riverfront Fort Wayne Facebook Follow us on Twitter – Riverfront FW page for cancellations. Follow us on Instagram - RiverfrontFortWayne

26 Riverfront Fort Wayne . . . Always moving. Riverfront Educational Series This is the year – Riverfront is here! Riverfront Fort Wayne is again offering the public three opportunities to meet the team involved with Riv- erfront development and learn more about plans for the future, including the exciting news we will have to share about Promenade Park, water quality updates, and brand new opportunities to enjoy our beautiful three rivers. Each evening will feature a different topic and panel discussion at Hop River Brewing Company. Beer, cider, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks, as well as light snacks will be available for purchase. Hop River will offer free tours of the brewery before and after the event. This FREE event is family-friendly and limited to the first 200 people, so plan to arrive early. More information, including parking information, is available at www.RiverfrontFW.org or by calling Megan Butler at (260) 427-6248. Sponsored by WANE 15 and Hop River Brewing Company.

Monday, February 11, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Our Muddy Rivers: Water Quality, Cleanups, and more

Monday, March 11, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Building Our Future: Riverfront Clean Ups Phase 1 Previews and Phases 2&3 Plans Saturdays, December 1, 15, January 5, 19, February 2, 16 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Monday, April 8, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Guldlin Park, Van Buren St. & Michaels Ave. Party on the Riverfront: Volunteers will clip honeysuckle limbs from bushes, Events, Programs, Tours cut down the remaining trunks with handsaws and carry the brush to an area in the park. All tools Hop River Brewing Company, and work gloves will be provided. The honeysuckle 1515 N. Harrison St. stems are not prickly and the brush isn’t heavy. This is a family-friendly activity, so children are welcome, too. Please dress for the weather! Close- toed shoes, like tennis shoes, are recommended. Groups of 4-40 volunteers are encouraged to sign up for one of the Riverfront cleanups listed above by calling 260-427-6026.

Winter Cozy Saturday, January 26, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Headwaters Park West Come cozy up with your neighbor, break down your barriers, and get warm in winter. Your winter blues will fade away as we dance, play, and recreate inside a heated tent with cozy furniture, warm cocktails and food for purchase, live music and games, ice sculptures, and drink luges. This is Fort Wayne’s most exciting (21+) adults-only winter event. Admission is $10 at the door (cash or credit). More information is available at www. RiverfrontFW.org or by calling Megan Butler at (260) 427-6248. Sponsored by

Promenade Park opens Summer 2019! 27 Did You Know?

FREE Seminars on Topics That Matter to You Retirement Income Planning Planning Ahead Tuesday, February 5, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Money Safety for Seniors Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Retirement income planning is the process of Wednesday, February 20, 1:00 p.m. understanding how much income you’ll need Community Center, 233 W. Main Street during your retirement years to support the retire- Seniors are frequently victimized by financial ment lifestyle that you want and positioning your crimes. Elder financial exploitation crosses all assets to provide that income efficiently. While social, educational, and economic boundaries and there is no such thing as a “one size fits all” plan, can be devastating to its victims. Money Safety for there are steps that you can take to maximize the Seniors explains the signs of financial abuse. It possibility of a financially secure retirement. In also discusses a variety of ways to protect yourself this workshop, you will learn: and loved ones against common frauds and help • How to plan for when your retirement will you avoid financial exploitation. The workshop is begin (including the impact of early retirement, free and all materials will be provided. Presenter: delayed retirement and working during retire- Kathy Callen. This informational seminar is free, ment) and planning for the lifestyle that you however pre-registration is required. Call 427- want 6460 by February 13 to reserve your spot. • Steps to estimate the amount of money you’ll Savvy Social Security Planning need in retirement to meet your goals factoring in health care costs, taxes, and inflation Tuesday, January 22, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. • How to supplement fixed income sources such as Social Security and employer pensions with The decisions you make today will have a tremen- your retirement savings, choosing a sustainable dous impact on the amount of Social Security withdrawal rate, and the options for tapping into benefits you will receive over your lifetime. This various accounts workshop will help you determine how much you can expect to receive, when to apply, as well as A workbook will be provided that includes key how to maximize your benefits. Learn the rules for information, worksheets, and questions to help spousal benefits and much more. This seminar is you remember important points from the work- free, however, pre-registration is required. Please shop. This workshop is free, however pre-regis- call 427-6460 to register by January 15. tration is required. You may reserve your seat by calling 427-6460 by January 29.

28 Be informed. Be prepared. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Wills, Trusts and Power of Attorney Wednesday, January 16, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. The law regarding wills, trusts and power of attorney is constantly changing. Whether you already have a will or trust or are just in the planning stage, you will find the information presented by Elder Law Attorney Steve Adair very helpful. The seminar is FREE, however pre-registration is required. Please call 427-6460 by January 9 to reserve your seat. Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers: Middle Stage Wednesdays, February 13, 20 & 27 Medicare & Medigap 3:00-5:00 p.m. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Supplements In this 3-part seminar you will learn the symptoms Monday, January 21, 10:00-11:30 a.m. and care needs associated with the middle stage Wednesday, February 13, 10:00-11:30 a.m. of Alzheimer’s and also explore the relationship Community Center, 233 W. Main St. changes that occur in this stage. You will find out This seminar will cover the basics of Medicare how to maximize safety, prepare for emergencies from Part A to Part D as well as Medicare Sup- and access respite care. You will also learn effective plemental Insurance. We will go over how Part A, ways to provide personal care and manage chal- Part B, Part C and Part D Medicare coverage work lenging behaviors. Week one will educate the care- together with Medicare Advantage Plans or with giver on changes in the brain, how to effectively Medicare Supplemental Insurance. The basics of communicate and the care requirements. Week Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Supple- two will focus on behavioral changes and safety mental Insurance plans will be covered. We will concerns. Week three will cover home care assis- also go over where you can obtain the information tance options, planning for future care, behavioral you need to help you in your Medicare decision issues with medication management and caregiver process. This free seminar is being presented by coping strategies. This seminar is free; however Ray Hunert. Please call 427-6460 to register by you will need to call 427-6460 by February 6 to January 14 and February 6. reserve your spot. Cemetery/Funeral Home Long-Term Care Planning Workshop Tuesday, February 26, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Learn strategies to pay for long-term care, dis- Find out what you need to know before making pre- cover key features and government incentives for arrangements with cemeteries and funeral homes. long-term care insurance, as well as how Medicare Helpful information for veterans is also included. and Medicaid factor into long-term care planning. Presenter Sarah (Schwehn) McMillan has 30 years You’ll receive a free workbook with key infor- of professional experience in the cemetery and mation, worksheets and questions to help you funeral home industry. This informational seminar remember important points from the seminar. is free, however pre-registration is required. Call The program is free, however, pre-registration is 427-6460 by January 15 to reserve your spot. required. Please call 427-6460 to sign up by Februar y 19. Community Center Rental The Community Center at 233 W. Main Street offers beautiful, flexible space for large and Free Tax Preparation, p. 54 small events. The Center is audio-visually equipped and has a full service kitchen facility. The Community Center will be Alcohol is permitted at the Center and there are no restrictions on catering. Call Billy at 427- CLOSED December 24-January 5. 6463 for details and the full range of options or Happy Holidays! check our website at www.fortwayneparks.org. Plan for the future! 29 Special Events

Wednesday, November 21, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Lighting Ceremony 6:05 p.m. Community Center, 233 W. Main St.

Make-n-Take Crafts • Holiday Movie • Refreshments • Christmas Shopping

Start your downtown celebration at the Community Center with free holiday activities for the kids. There will be crafts, refreshments and a holiday movie. Donate a new or gently used bear and enter a drawing to win a giant elf bear. Kids can shop for inexpensive holiday gifts for $5 or less at the North Pole Stop-n-Shop while Mom and Dad shop for hand-crafted items at Candy Cane Lane. Don’t miss the light display on the Community Center roof. The Lighting Ceremony is at 6:05 p.m. Sponsored by Park Place Senior Living & Summit City Nursing & Rehab.

Holiday Dinner and Light Tour Treasures in the Center Monday, December 10, 5:30-9:00 p.m. Holly Trolley 2018 Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Saturday, November 24 Reserve your place today for the annual Holiday Dinner 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Light Tour. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with Community Center, 233 W. Main St. dinner and holiday entertainment. We will then board The Downtown Development Dis- the buses (Excursion Travel) and take off on our planned trict will sponsor the Holly Trolley route of downtown Fort Wayne’s finest Christmas light Shopping Day, November 24, 11:00 displays and The Fantasy of Lights at Franke Park. Ages am-5:00 pm. Downtown shopping 18+. Paid reservations ($18/person) are required by will be made easier on this day with December 3. Call Mary at 427-6461 for group rate free trolley rides along the route. In information. Sign up on-line conjunction with the Holly Trolley, or call 427-6000. Registration the Community Center will host an code: 141600-M1. Sponsored by arts and craft show. Majestic Care of Fort Wayne. Kids 14 and under can come in and Holiday Light Tour & decorate Christmas at the Castle Christmas Monday, December 3, 4:00-8:00 p.m. cookies Community Center, 233 W. Main St. from 12:30- See some of the most beautiful holiday light displays in 3:30 pm. Fort Wayne from the comfort of a motor coach. We’ll do the driving so you can enjoy the scenery. A visit to The University of St. Francis Christmas at the Castle and a drive through The Fantasy of Lights in Franke Park are both on the evening’s itinerary. Buses board at 4:15 p.m. and return to the Community Center at approximately 8:00 p.m. Lite refreshments will be provided before boarding the bus. Ages 18+. Call Mary at 427-6461 for group rate information. Register on-line or call 427- 6000 to register by November 26. Fee: $13/person. Code: 141601-M1. Sponsored by Brookdale Fort Wayne.

30 Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation . . . Winterval 2019 Saturday, January 26 in Downtown Fort Wayne Celebrate winter with a visit to downtown Fort Wayne! The 7th Annual Winterval promises a full day of indoor and outdoor winter fun for all ages. Watch ice carvers create wonders from a solid block of ice, catch a rugby game, check out scale model cars, and enjoy special events at the Botanical Conservatory, the Old Fort, the Allen County Public Library or Science Central. Go for a carriage ride at the Community Center or ice skating at Headwaters Park. For complete details and updates, visit www.fortwayneparks.org.

Winterval at the Conservatory Saturday, January 26, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. Winter Carnival Join the Conservatory and our Winterval Saturday, January 26, 1:00-4:00 p.m. partners in celebrating winter. At the Con- Community Center, 233 W. Main St. servatory, you can make a winter bird feeder, Beat the winter blahs by bringing the whole learn how plants survive the winter, watch an family out for snow crafts and activities, ice sculpture take shape before your eyes, and carriage rides, ice carving demonstra- have fun exploring our Hundred Acre Wood tions and yummy treats to warm you garden exhibit. Other activities will be held inside and out. It’s all FREE! Go to www. around town at the Community Center, the fortwayneparks.org and click on the Win- Old Fort, and Science Central. Don’t forget ter Carnival link to check out the latest about the Fort Wayne Rugby Club’s annual schedule of Winterval events. Snow Bowl match at Lawton Park at 1:00 p.m. Winterval is sponsored by the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department and the Downtown Improvement District. Regular Conservatory admission applies. For more information, call (260) 427-6440. Winter Cozy Saturday, January 26, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Headwaters Park West, Clinton at Superior Come cozy up with your neighbor, break down your barriers, and get warm in winter. Your winter blues will fade away as we dance, play, and create inside a heated tent with cozy furniture, warm cocktails and food for purchase, live music and games, ice sculptures, and drink luges. This is Fort Wayne’s most exciting (21+) adults-only winter event. Admission is $10 at the door. More information is available at www.RiverfrontFW.org or by calling Megan Butler at (260) 427-6248. Sponsored by Majic 95.

We make FUN of everything! 31 The Early Years

Programs designated as “Adult/Child” require Fancy Footwork the active participation of at least one adult with each child throughout the program. Preschool Open Gyms *Adult/Child School has started back up, the weather is cool- ing down, and you need somewhere for your little ones to run off some energy and meet new friends, right? Bring them to the Community Center for Friday morning open gym! We have room to run around and lots of play equipment to keep your little ball of energy entertained. One side of the gym will be for unstructured play and the other we will have a sport of the month (soccer, basketball, or t-ball)! Drop in and stay as long as you like! Drop-in fee is $5/child or purchase a session pass for $10 that gets you into all 3 open gym sessions. No pre-registration required. Just drop in and have a ball! Ages 1½-5. Dates Day Time Beautiful Ballet 12/21, 1/18, 2/15 F 9-10 am There are many reasons to introduce your child to # Sessions/Fee: 1/$5 3-Session Pass: $10 dance. Ballet not only inspires elegance and grace, Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. it encourages effort and requires concentration, thought, feeling, and emotion. Each session of Pre-School Gymnastics beautiful ballet includes a warm-up, a lesson in *Adult/Child specific dance techniques, and a simple routine Children who participate in gymnastics tend to that incorporates those techniques. Routines are have better control over their bodies, have bet- taught in progressive steps so your child will be ter hand-eye coordination, and also better sta- able to perform for you at the conclusion of the bility than other children in the same age group. program. Ages 3-5. Registration deadline: Janu- In addition to the physical benefits, gymnastics ary 2. Min. 5. Max. 15. also gives children the opportunity to figure out Code Dates Day Time how to express themselves and interact with other 143304-W1 1/9-2/27 W 10-10:30 am children their own age. Classes will focus on basic 143304-W2 1/9-2/27 W 4:15-4:45 pm tumbling skills and the use of various gymnastics # Sessions/Fee: 8/$53/$63 after January 2 equipment. For safety purposes, all participants Location: Starz Dance Academy, 5720 will be grouped according to skill level. Parents Maplecrest Rd. participate to help keep your child focused on the activities. Please list your child’s age on the reg- All That Jazz istration form. Registration deadline: January 4. Every child should be introduced to dance! It helps Min. 5. Max. 10. them develop balance, control, posture, focus and Code Dates Day Time fine-tuned listening skills. Each session of All That Ages 1½-3 (Adult/Child) Jazz will include a warm-up, a lesson in specific 143300-F1 1/11-3/1 F 4:30-5 pm dance techniques, and a simple routine that incor- 143300-F2 1/11-3/1 F 5:15-5:45 pm porates those techniques. Routines are taught in 143300-F3 1/11-3/1 F 6-6:30 pm progressive steps so your child will be able to per- Ages 3-4 form for you at the conclusion of the program. 143301-F1 1/11-3/1 F 4:30-5:15 pm Ages 3-5. Registration deadline: January 2. Min. 143301-F2 1/11-3/1 F 5:15-6 pm 5. Max. 15. 143301-F3 1/11-3/1 F 5:45-6:30 pm Code Dates Day Time # Sessions/Fee: 8/$53/$63 after January 4 143305-W1 1/9-2/27 W 10:30-11 am Location: Gymnastics in Motion, 5728 # Sessions/Fee: 8/$53/$63 after January 2 Maplecrest Rd. Location: Starz Dance Academy, 5720 Maplecrest Rd. 32 Sign up on-line, by phone, in person . . . Can’t Sit Still Letters & Numbers Balls and Tunnels 123’s and Shapes with Ease *Adult/Child *Adult/Child Playing with balls and crawling through tunnels . . . Learn all about numbers and shapes through fun what could be more fun? Games and activities this activities and games! There are so many fun shapes, morning will involve a series of tunnels and obsta- we will determine what a few of them are and even cles and lots of different balls for loads of little kid work on drawing them. We’ll also practice writ- fun and basic motor skill development. Ages 2-5. ing and grouping numbers. Ages 2-5. Registration Registration deadline: January 4. Min. 7. Max. 12. deadline: November 29. Min. 7. Max. 12. Code Date Day Time Code Dates Day Time 143035-F1 1/11 F 10-10:45 am 143043-R1 12/6-12/20 Th 10-10:45 am # Sessions/Fee: 1/$12 # Sessions/Fee: 3/$28 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Toddlers on the Move Now I Know My ABC’s! *Adult/Child *Adult/Child Join us for three action-packed Wednesday morn- Learning the alphabet is not only essential to the ings that will have you running, jumping, rolling, development of literacy and writing skills, it can throwing and on the move! You will also learn also be lots of fun! In this basic introduction of about playing with others and maybe even make the alphabet, we will focus on a different set of some new friends! Ages 2-5. Registration dead- letters each week. Your child will learn what each line: January 30. Min. 6. Max. 10. letter looks like, what sound it makes and practice Code Dates Day Time writing it. This will be done through games, crafts 143032-W1 2/6-2/20 W 10-10:45 am and yummy letter snacks. Ages 2-5. Registration # Sessions/Fee: 3/$20 deadline: January 8. Min. 6. Max. 12. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Code Dates Day Time 143045-T1 1/15-2/19 T 10-10:45 am Playful Preschoolers # Sessions/Fee: 6/$32 *Adult/Child Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. It’s time to get your little ones up and moving! We have a morning full of fun physical activities planned for your toddler, including running, jumping, throwing and dancing! Amidst all the fun, we will also be helping get your little one prepared for the future by introducing things like following directions, taking turns and waiting in line. Ages 2-5. Registration deadline: January 23. Min. 7. Max. 10. Code Date Day Time 143029-W1 1/30 W 10-10:45 am # Sessions/Fee: 1/$12 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Paw Patrol *Adult/Child Join Ryder and all of his Paw Patrol friends for a fun-filled Friday morning! We will work together to make our own Paw Patrol gear and then help the team out on a very important rescue mission. All of that action will probably make us work up an appetite, so we will have a yummy puppy treat at the end of class. Ages 2-5. Registration deadline: December 1. Min. 8. Max. 12. Code Date Day Time 143047-S1 12/8 Sa 10-10:45 am # Sessions/Fee: 1/$14 Garden Pre-School, p. 10 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St.

by mail, by fax, or use our drop box. 33 Happy Holidays Almost Artists

Messy Art *Adult/Child Getting messy is not only lots of fun, it’s educational too! Your child will enjoy the sensation of different textures and art mediums while creating some beautiful masterpieces! The best part? We do all the clean up! Ages 2-5. Registration deadline: February 7. Min. 7. Max. 12. Code Date Day Time 143040-R1 2/14 Th 10-10:45 am # Sessions/Fee: 1/$14 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Preschool Art & Activity *Adult/Child We have some early morning fun planned just for you this winter! We’ll start with art and end with a fun activity to get you moving. Choose your favorite theme or try them all for more fun (and a discounted fee)! Ages 1½-5. Registration deadlines are one week prior to each class. Min. 8. Max. Holiday Fun 12. *Adult/Child Code Date Day Time It’s the most wonderful time of the year and we Bugs want you to celebrate with us! You’ll make holiday 443034-F4 12/14 F 9-9:45 am crafts that you can give as Christmas gifts, play Winter Wonderland some fun games, and enjoy Santa’s favorite treat… 143048-B1 12/22 Sa 10-10:45 am milk and cookies…before you leave! Registration Dinosaur Day deadline: November 30. Min. 8. Max. 12. 143048-C1 1/12 Sa 10-10:45 am Code Date Day Time Princes and Princesses Ages 1½-3 143048-D1 1/19 Sa 10-10:45 am 443039-F1 12/7 F 9-9:45 am Pirate Party Ages 3-5 143048-E1 2/9 Sa 10-10:45 am 443039-F2 12/7 F 10-10:45 am # Sessions/Fee: 1/$14 Sign up for additional # Sessions/Fee: 1/$14 classes at the same time for just $12. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Be My Valentine! *Adult/Child Questions? 427-6000 We would LOVE for you to join us for our annual Valentine’s Day party! There will be Valentine crafts, heart-y games and much more. You’ll even More Pre-School Fun get to decorate your own Valentine’s Day cupcake! Registration deadline: February 1. Min. 8. Max. Breakfast with Santa...... 5 12. Headwaters Ice Skating...... 56 Code Date Day Time Ages 1½-3 Hundred Acre Wood Exhibit...... 7 143104-F1 2/8 F 9-9:45 am Discover Corner...... 9 Ages 3-5 Garden Pre-School...... 10 143104-F2 2/8 F 10-10:45 am # Sessions/Fee: 1/$14 Santa and the Reindeer...... 5 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Santa’s Workshop...... 30 Winterval...... 31 Youth Centers...... 40-45 Santa & the Reindeer, p. 5 Zoo...... 39

34 Questions? Call 427-6000. Sing & Read Cooking Up Some Fun Mini Me Music Tiny Chefs *Adult/Child Your little ones may be too young to start cook- Bonding with your child in their first year of life ing in the kitchen on their own; however there are is crucial to the developmental stage. Mini Me many things they can begin to do now to become Music is a great way for moms and their babies amazing tiny chefs! They will learn some of the to have that special time through music! Music basic kitchen techniques and safety tips while mak- Therapy is an evidence-based practice that uses ing delicious recipes. The best part is they get to music to address anything from fine and gross sample everything they make! Ages 3-5. Registra- motor skills and self-regulation to anxiety, anger tion deadlines are one week prior to each event. management and attention to task. The songs Min. 7. Max. 10. learned in this class will be songs you can take Code Date Day Time home and sing during the week. Throughout this 143033-M1 12/10 M 10-11 am class you will also have the opportunity to build 143033-M2 1/28 M 10-11 am relationships with other moms and interact, share 143033-M3 2/11 M 10-11 am stories, struggles and victories with each other. If # Sessions/Fee: 1/$19 you would like to learn more and sample the class Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. first, a one-session introductory class will be held on December 18. Ages: Infant-1 year. Instruc- Little Roots: Culinary Classes tor: Shelley Anderson. Registration deadlines: for Preschoolers December 11 and January 1. Min. 6. Max. 20. *Adult/Child Code Dates Day Time Mini Me Introduction Join Wholesome Roots Cooking at Salomon Farm 143057-T1 12/18 T 9-10 am Park for a fun hour with your little one! We’ve got # Sessions/Fee: 1/$6/$16 after December 11 fun, age appropriate classes bursting with hands-on Mini Me Music activities, healthy concept learning through games, and of course, empowering your little one to cre- 143057-T2 1/8-2/26 T 9-10 am ate their own special healthy snacks. Younger sib- # Sessions/Fee: 8/$68/$78 after January 1 lings are always welcome to stay in class with their Location: Community Center, 233 W Main St. caregiver! Any child participating in class will need Fireside Fun to register. Ages 2-5. Instructor Meghan Hauser is the founder of Wholesome Roots Cooking and *Adult/Child is a certified Healthy Hands Cooking instructor. Come in out of the cold and enjoy a story by the Registration deadlines are one week prior to the fire with friends! We’ll follow the story with an start of each class. Min. 5. Max. 15. activity based on the book along with hot choco- Code Date Day Time late and a snack. Ages 1½-5. Registration dead- 153909-T1 12/4 T 10-11 am lines: December 21, January 18 and February 15. 153909-T2 1/22 T 10-11 am Min. 5. Max. 12. 153909-T3 2/5 T 10-11 am Code Date Day Time # Sessions / Fee: 1/$25 143005-F1 12/28 F 9-10 am Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 143005-F2 1/25 F 9-10 am 817 W. Dupont Rd. 143005-F3 2/22 F 9-10 am # Sessions/Fee: 1/$12 Location: Lakeside Park #1, 1401 Lake Ave.

Youth Scholarships Available to youth through age 18 with the following conditions: • Must qualify for free lunches and text books, according to Federal guidelines • May receive one scholarship per year, maximum $50 • May use scholarship for program registration fees only Call 427-6000 for more information or visit www.fortwayneparks.org.

You’ve Got the Moves Beautiful Ballet There are many reasons to introduce your child to dance. Ballet not only inspires elegance and grace, it encourages effort and requires concentration, thought, feeling, and emotion. Each session of beautiful ballet includes a warm-up, a lesson in specific dance techniques, and a simple routine Gymnastics that incorporates those techniques. Routines are taught in progressive steps so your child will be This popular sport not only provides many phys- able to perform for you at the conclusion of the ical benefits including strength, flexibility, speed, program. Ages 5-8. Registration deadline: Janu- balance, coordination and power; it also promotes ary 2. Min. 5. Max. 15. non-physical benefits such as discipline, determi- Code Dates Day Time nation, confidence and communication. Plus, it’s 143304-W3 1/9-2/27 W 4:45-5:15 pm FUN! Your child will learn to perform front and # Sessions/Fee: 8/$53/$63 after January 2 back rolls, handstands, walkovers and cartwheels, Location: Starz Dance Academy, 5720 as well as comparable skills on the balance beam, Maplecrest Rd. uneven bars, and trampoline. For safety purposes, all participants will be grouped according to skill Hip Hop Dance level. Please list your child’s age on the registration form. Registration deadline: January 4. Min. Hip Hop is one of the most popular forms of dance 5. Max. 10. today. The content and language used in the lyrics Code Dates Day Time found in the songs used at Starz Dance Academy Ages 5-8 is closely monitored. Age appropriate words, 143302-F1 1/11-3/1 F 4:30-5:15 pm message, and choreography make this fun, upbeat 143302-F2 1/11-3/1 F 5-5:45 pm style of dance acceptable for all ages. Come and 143302-F3 1/11-3/1 F 5:45-6:30 pm join in the FUN! Ages 5-8. Registration deadline: 143302-F4 1/11-3/1 F 6:30-7:15 pm January 2. Min. 5. Max. 15. Ages 8-12 Code Dates Day Time 143302-F6 1/11-3/1 F 6:30-7:15 pm 143306-W1 1/9-2/27 W 5:15-5:45 pm # Sessions/Fee: 8/$53/$63 after January 4 # Sessions/Fee: 8/$53/$63 after January 2 Location: Gymnastics in Motion, 5728 Location: Starz Dance Academy, 5720 Maplecrest Rd. Maplecrest Rd. Gymnastics for Guys Adult Dance, p. 20 Because it builds overall body strength, increases coordination and agility, and teaches mental focus, gymnastics provides excellent training for other sports. Participation in gymnastics also promotes Senior Tap Dance, p. 57 a positive learning attitude which some educators believe leads to higher math and reading scores. Youth Scholarships Best of all – gymnastics is FUN! You will learn to perform front and back rolls and handstands as Available to youth through age 18 with the fol- well as skills on the parallel bars, pommel horse, lowing conditions: rings, high bar and trampoline. All participants • Must qualify for free lunches and text will be grouped according to skill level. Please list books, according to Federal guidelines your child’s age on the registration form. Ages • May receive one scholarship per year, 5-8. Registration deadline: January 4. Min. 5. maximum $50 Max. 10. • May use scholarship for program registra- Code Dates Day Time tion fees only 143303-F1 1/11-3/1 F 6:30-7:15 pm Call 427-6000 for more information or visit # Sessions/Fee: 8/$53/$63 after January 4 www.fortwayneparks.org. Location: Gymnastics in Motion, 5728 Maplecrest Rd. 36 Encourage kids to be active. Family Fun Craft-O-Rama Winter blahs have you feeling down?? Let your Family Game & Movie Night creativity flow and make some cool crafts with us! We will get together and have fun while making Family night is moving to the Community Cen- some crafts with new friends. Even if you are not ter. Join us for games, movies, snacks and loads crafty, the awesome Miss Onie will guide you in of family fun. The first game night will ring in the creating a one-of-a-kind craft! Registration dead- new year. All ages are welcome. Children must be line: November 24 and February 2. Min. 6. Max. accompanied by an adult. Registration deadlines: 8. December 24, January 4 and February 1. Min. 6. Code Date Day Time Max. 20. Winter Wonderland Code Date Day Time 141336-S1 12/1 Sa 11:30 am-1 pm 143056-M1 12/31 M 5-9 pm Valentine’s Day 143056-F1 1/11 F 5-9 pm 141336-S2 2/9 Sa 11:30 am-1 pm 143056-F2 2/8 F 5-9 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$15/$20 after deadlines # Sessions/Fee: 1/$25 per family (max. 5), $2 for Adult and Child (14 & under) Fee: $25/$30 after each additional deadlines Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Discovery Room Passion for Pottery Make a stop in the Community Center’s Dis- Four steps are required to make pottery: pre- covery Room. For one week each month this paring the clay, shaping the clay, decorating and room takes on a new theme for you to explore. glazing the item and firing or baking for a finished Just drop in any time during public hours. There appearance. You’ll complete these four steps is no admission fee. using both hand building techniques and a potter’s wheel to shape your clay. When the class is over December 17-21: Gingerbread Holiday you will have a passion for pottery and a collection Don’t miss this display of gingerbread cre- of unique earthenware pieces to take home with ations. you. Ages 9-14. Registration deadline: January January 21-25: Celebrating Elvis 12. Min. 4. Max. 6. We are celebrating Elvis this week, so come join Code Dates Day Time the celebration. Thank you very much! 143201-S1 1/19-2/16 Sa 9-11 am # Sessions/Fee: 5/$63 February 18-22: Chill with the Presidents Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. How many presidents can you name? This month’s discovery room will test your knowledge.

Creative & Crafty Kids 3D Modeling & Animation 101 In this course you will learn 3D modeling tools that are used in a variety of career’s such as: video game development, architecture and engineering, adver- tising and media, movies and more using Autodesk Maya LT. You will learn how to mold a simple cube into wonderful things, paint them, and even ani- mate them. You will learn how to create objects for any purpose, even 3D printing! Instructor Merril Thompson has over 18 years’ experience on computers as well as a major in Computer Modeling and Animation at IPFW. Please bring a (2-4G) USB flash drive, notebook and pencil to class. Ages 10+. Registration deadline: January 26. Min. 5. Max. 11. Code Dates Day Time 143055-S1 2/2-4/6 Sa 9-11 am # Sessions/Fee: 10/$72 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Adult Pottery, p. 21 Discover FUN at the Community Center! 37 You Can Play the Ukulele Cook Your Own Adventure: With this fun (and family-friendly) class, you’ll Culinary Classes for Elementary learn how to hold the ukulele, use a chord chart Poor planning often leads to poor choices, but and strum with confidence. You’ll leave the class with a little know-how and some fun recipes, kids with the skills necessary to sit at home and work and families can attack hunger with great tasting out of any book of ukulele music. We’ll start slow snacks that also have a nutritional punch. We will and using lots of repetition, work up to playing make several healthy recipes to inspire healthy real tunes. Your handouts will have chords and lyr- habits at home! Each Healthy Hands cooking class ics for a variety of songs. A ukulele is included with begins with a nutrition lesson/game and includes the tuition for this class and is yours to take home hands-on cooking and instruction. Each child will at the end of the class. Ages 9-adult. Instructor: have an opportunity to eat the delicious snack Richard Ash. Registration deadline: January 12. they made! Age 5-13. Instructor Meghan Hauser Min.10. Max. 30. is the founder of Wholesome Roots Cooking and Code Date Day Time is a certified Healthy Hands Cooking instructor. 142238-S1 1/19 Sa 9:30 am-12 pm Registration deadlines are 5 business days before # Sessions/Fee: 1/$72/$77 after January 12 each class. Min. 5. Max. 15. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Code Date Day Time 153821-W1 12/5 W 6-7:30 pm Kids in the Kitchen 153821-W2 12/19 W 6-7:30 pm 153821-F1 1/11 F 6-7:30 pm Cooking Kids 153821-F2 1/25 F 6-7:30 pm 153821-W3 2/13 W 6-7:30 pm Kids sure love to eat, so how about teaching them # Sessions/Fee: 1/$40 how to cook some things on their own? This class Location: Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, will be both fun and educational, as we teach some 817 W. Dupont Rd. basic kitchen techniques and safety tips along with some yummy, easy recipes your kids will be able Gingerbread Man Contest to do at home. These one-time classes will have a theme based around the date of the class. Ages Do you have what it takes to be the best Ginger- 8-12. Registration deadlines are one week prior to bread Man designer? Show off your decorating each event. Min. 7. Max. 10. skills! Join us for a Gingerbread Man making con- Code Date Day Time test. Bring your ideas. Voting will happen during 143246-M1 12/10 M 5-6:30 pm the week of the Discovery Room, December 18 143246-M2 1/28 M 5-6:30 pm – December 21. Registration deadline: December 143246-M3 2/11 M 5-6:30 pm 10. Min. 15. Max. 40. # Sessions/Fee: 1/$22 Code Date Day Time Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. 143046-M1 12/17 M 8 am-5 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$10 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St.

More Fun For Kids Baking/Cooking...... 14, 16 Breakfast with Santa!...... 5 Christmas on the Farm...... 12 Field Trips...... 10, 26 Headwaters Ice Skating...... 56 Hikes...... 11 Hundred Acre Wood Exhibit...... 7 Santa and the Reindeer...... 5 Santa’s Workshop...... 30 Storytime on the Riverfront...... 29 Winterval...... 31 Young Naturalist Series...... 26 Youth Centers...... 40-45

38 Call 427-6000 to sign up today! Children’s Zoo

Group Picnics Looking for a family-friendly location for your next company picnic or family reunion? The Zoo is the perfect place! Call our Group Sales Department at (260) 427-5229 for more information and to book your next event.

Wild Encounters Come face-to-face with your favorite animals during a once-in-a-lifetime Wild Encounters. Check out the friendly animals you can meet at kidszoo.org. Zoo Memberships Make Adopt a Zoo Animal Great Gifts! One of the best ways to help our If you want to enjoy the zoo with your family amazing zoo animals is to adopt again and again this summer- then a member- one! Animal adoptions are a ship is right for you! Memberships also make great way to make a difference- wonderful gifts for the holidays. Current mem- and they make awesome gifts for bers, make sure you renew before yours expires the holidays, too. View all of our adoptable animals so you don’t miss out on any zoo fun. Purchase and choose yours at kidszoo.org. or renew yours today at kidszoo.org/membership. Stocking Stuffers Zoo tokens are the stocking stuffers that keep on giving all year long! Tokens are $1 each, can be used to purchase rides or animal experi- ences, and never expire. Call Guest Services at (260) 427-6800 to get yours today. www.kidszoo.org

Stuff your stocking with a zoo membership. 39 Youth Centers

Jennings Recreation Center Center Hours 1330 McCulloch St. • 427-6700 M-Th 3-8 pm; Fri 3-6 pm Supervisor: Michael Ayers When FWCS are closed, 12- 5 pm

Through December 21 and January 14-May 11 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

3:30-4:30 Homework Homework Homework Homework Homework Free Play Iv y Tech 4:00-5:00 Open Rec Open Rec Open Rec Recreation (4:30-6:00) Show Time 5:00-5:30 Kids Café 5:30-6:00 Everlasting Fitness Crafting Around School Crafting Around Sisterhood 6:00-7:30 Success Basketball Boys to Men Basketball Celebration Sisterhood 7:30-8:00 Recreation Recreation Recreation Recreation

Homework Assistance Basketball Program/Leagues Homework assistance and tutoring; Clever Crazes 6:00-8:00 p.m. computer activity (online STEM education games) Tuesdays ages 7-11, Thursdays ages 12-16 Our basketball program is designed to help chil- Everlasting Fitness dren and teens develop basketball skills. Exercise, nutrition and hygiene; exposure to health related businesses within the community; prepar- Showtime ing healthy meals and snacks. Includes Parkview Visual arts and talent are presented by the youth. Healthy Seeds program. Ivy Tech Youth Skills Program Ms. Lovie Kids Café Powered twice a semester by Ivy Tech, this pro- Nutritious meal prepared and served on-site gram encourages critical thinking skills, challenges students’ minds and fosters teamwork. Passage 2 Manhood / Sisterhood Life skills program designed to give boys/girls 19th Annual Black History Bowl the tools necessary to be successful in their life All community youth groups are invited to par- endeavors ticipate in this high-spirited competition that challenges their knowledge of African-American Boys to Men history. Registration begins January 10 at Jennings Rite of passage program designed to teach young Recreation Centers. Call Michael Ayers at 427- men life skills, self-care, character building, 6700 or 479-8588 for an information packet. respect for self and others, discipline, manners and etiquette. Crafting Around ALL A variety of craft activities are available for chil- school age boys and girls are dren to make and take. School Success Celebration Youth meet with partner FWPD officer to share school accomplishments. Partner FWPD officer leads group in a vote for Student of the Week. in our after-school programs.

40 FREE after school fun . . . Weisser Park Youth Center Center Hours 802 Eckart Street • 427-6780 M-Th 3-8 pm; Fri 3-6 pm Supervisor: Zynette Paige When FWCS are closed, 12- 5 pm

Through December 21 and January 14-May 11 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack 3:00-3:30 Recreation Recreation Recreation Recreation Recreation Ananse Power Hour/ Power Hour/ Power Hour/ Power Hour/ Crafts 3:30-4:30 Wisercise 4:20 Wisercise 4:20 Wisercise 4:20 Wisercise 4:20 Showtime Show Time Recreation Recreation Recreation Recreation 4:30-5:00 (4-6 pm) Kids Café Kids Café Kids Café Kids Café 5:00-6:00 Simba Kids Café Simba Goddess Aset Goddess Aset School Success 5:30 Akoma Dance Imhotep Club Akoma Dance Crew Crew IVY Tech Recreation Jump for Life 6:00-7:00 Recreation Outreach Basketball Basketball Recreation 7:00-8:00 Recreation Recreation Recreation Recreation Power Hour Jump for Life Homework assistance Children ages 5-9 learn the skills necessary to transition into positive, healthy and productive Kids Café adolescents; learning the value of friendship, exer- Nutritious meals are provided for youth ages 5-18. cise, good nutrition, good hygiene, respect, manners and helping to keep our community safe and Wisercise clean. Includes Parkview’s Healthy Seeds. A short exercise activity to get the youth moving and remind them of the benefits of daily exercise, Akoma Dance Crew good nutrition and general well-being. Youth ages 5-18 learn the art of performance and competition of a variety of dance styles and step- Imhotep Club ping; learning the value of unity, discipline, being Youth ages 5-18 enjoy fun and challenging STEM focused and committed to excellence in perform- activities that encourage them to be problem-solv- ing arts. They participate in public performances ers and critical thinkers. Children are exposed to throughout the year. various careers through guest speakers. Akoben Basketball League Simba Rites of Passage / Goddess Held at Weisser Elementary Gym, boys and girls Aset Rites of Passage ages 5-11 learn the value of sportsmanship, being Boys and girls ages 10-18 learn the skills neces- a scholar athlete and community service while sary to transition into healthy, productive and learning the games basic skills, rules and playing positive young men and women; learning the value competitively. To participate in the league, partic- of brotherhood/sisterhood, community service, ipants must attend Simba, Imhotep Club or God- exercise, good nutrition, etiquette, having respect dess Aset. and making positive choices. They also enjoy field trips and exposure to professionals, businesses, Show Time agencies, civic leaders and cultural events. Visual arts and talent are presented by the youth. School Success Celebration Ivy Tech Youth Skills Program Youth meet with partner FWPD officer to share Powered twice a semester by Ivy Tech, this pro- school accomplishments. Partner FWPD officer gram encourages critical thinking skills, challenges leads group in a vote for Student of the Week. students’ minds and fosters teamwork. in a clean, safe environment. 41 Cooper Community Center Center Hours 300 Clinton & Creighton • 427-6733 M-Th 3-8 pm; Fri 3-6 pm Supervisor: Michael Ayers When FWCS are closed, 12- 5 pm

Through December 21 and January 14-May 11 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Power Hour Power Hour Power Hour Power Hour 3:00-4:00 Snack Snack Snack Snack Recreation Free Time 4:00-5:00 COOPFit COOPFit COOPFit COOPFit 5:00-5:30 Kids Café Kids Café Kids Café Kids Café Kids Café School Success Recreation Recreation Recreation Recreation 5:30-6:00 Celebration Coed Life Imagine, Path to Self Expression Skills Design, Create 6:00-7:30 Manhood Lakeside Iv y Tech Lakeside Beautiful Girls Basketball Basketball 7:30-8:00 Games, Puzzles, Reading

Power Hour Imagine, Design, Create Homework assistance. Make fun, creative crafts for gifts or to keep and display! Coop Fun Fit Exercise Children have fun learning the skills necessary Lakeside Basketball League to live a healthy and fit life. This program is fun Our basketball program is designed to help chil- and interactive for all youth. Includes Parkview’s dren and teens (ages 8-16) develop basketball Healthy Seeds program. skills. This program also helps build self-confidence, develop leadership ability and promote Coed Life Skills sportsmanship and teamwork! These life skills programs are designed to teach elementary through high school youth etiquette, man- School Success Celebration nerisms, respect for self and others, social skills, Youth meet with partner FWPD officer to share positive behavior and decision making. They will school accomplishments. Partner FWPD officer work together on community service projects and leads group in a vote for Student of the Week. more to help them become successful and productive young adults. Kids Café Children age 5-18, are served a FREE healthy, nutritious meal each weekday. Served 2:00-3:00 p.m. when FWCS is closed. Path to Manhood Life skills program designed to give boys the tools necessary to be successful in their life endeavors

Youth Center programs are made possible, in part, by funding from the Community Founda- tion of Greater Fort Wayne, the Lincoln Finan- cial Foundation and the Three Rivers Credit Union Foundation.

42 Come hang out with us! MUN Cooper Center Tree Lighting COM ITY Thursday, December 13, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Music • Refreshments • Family Fun UNITY NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY FUN NIGHT November 15, 6-8 pm Faith United Methodist Church 207 E. Dewald (hosted by Cooper Center) Meet, Greet & Eat! Neighborhood Meal Games, Crafts, Door Prizes Entertainment Neighborhood Forum on Public Safety Pre-events begin at 5:30 p.m.

Annual Community Kwanzaa Celebration Thursday, December 27, 6:00 p.m. Weisser Park Youth Center, 802 Eckart St. Music • Dance • Poetry 66th Annual Kwanzaa Feast • Commercial Vendors Wassail Celebration Live Band Performance Sunday, December 2, 4:00 p.m. H Free and Open to the Public H Jennings Recreation Center 1330 McCulloch St. Join us as we kick off the holiday season with youth perfomances in dance, music and poetry! The Wassail History will be recited and light refreshments will be served, including the traditional Wassail punch. The Wassail Celebration is 19th Annual Black History Bowl free and open to the public. All community youth groups are invited to participate in this high-spirited competition that History of the Wassail Celebration challenges their knowledge of African-American In 1952 a young adult men’s group at the history. Registration begins January 10 at Jennings McCulloch Recreation Center (now Jennings Recreation Centers. Call Michael Ayers at 427- Recreation Center) hosted a family style Christ- 6700 or 479-8588 for an information packet. mas party and called it the Wassail. The first program was a success and has been held at the Center every year for 65 years. Please join us! Watch for the Spring Fun Times on February 6.

Connect with your neighbors. 43 McMillen Park Center

McMillen Park We’re More Than Sports Community Center 3901 Abbott Street • 427-2420 Fun and Games Supervisor: Andre Patterson Mondays & Fridays, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Hours Come join the fun and games! We will have vari- Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. & 6-9 p.m. ous board games available for your use or you can Sat/Sun, 12-5 p.m. bring your own.

Admission Movies w/Oakstreet Youth M-F, 3-8 p.m. FREE; Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Must be registered in After-School program) Come join us for Movie Day and bring a friend. All others $1 Drop in fee: $1. Photo ID required. Photo I.D. required Computer Lab Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Sports & Fitness The computer Lab is open to the public for personal use. Drop in fee: $1. Photo ID required. Pickleball Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. After School Fun Come in and play the fastest growing sport in America on our climate controlled indoor courts. Kids’ Café Drop in fee: $1. All patrons must present a photo Students are fed a nutritious meal daily. Each meal ID. includes protein, vegetables, fruit and milk. Ages Wellness Mall 5-18. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Jump for Life Enjoy our indoor walking track and fitness equip- Physical Fitness fun for kids all ages. ment in the comfort of a clean, spacious facility. Drop in fee: $1. Photo ID required. Project Alert Cardio Fit This Drug and alcohol awareness program for ages Mondays & Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 5-18 is designed to prevent drug use. December 3-February 7 Ivy Tech Youth Skills Fun Cardio Fitness for adults including strength training, toning and dancing. Drop in fee: $1. This program, powered by Ivy Tech College, Photo ID required. encourages critical thinking skills, challenges students’ minds and fosters team work. Ages 5-18. Zumba Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Movie Night December 12-January 30 Children will enjoy weekly family friendly movies Dance aerobic fitness with a combination of fast while learning movie theatre etiquette. and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. Drop in fee: $1. Photo ID required. McMillen Kickers Saturdays Adult Men’s Basketball League Ages 4-7, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 p.m. Ages 8-10, 10:00-11:00 a.m. December 4 – February 12 This soccer program will cover the fundamentals Games are scheduled at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm. The and basic skills. men’s league will run for 8 weeks followed by a single elimination tournament. Team rosters are limited to 12 players. Register on line or at the Center. Recreational Basketball, p. 46

44 Drop in and join the fun! McMillen Park Community Center Youth Program Schedule Free Youth Programming Monday-Thursday 3-8 pm; Friday 3-6 pm; Snow Days, Christmas Break, Spring Break 12-5 pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3 pm Unwind Time Unwind Time Unwind Time Unwind Time Computer, Snack Snack Snack Snack Arts & Crafts, Foyer Games Foyer Games Foyer Games Foyer Games TV, Pickleball, Movies, 4 pm Homework Hour Homework Hour Homework Hour Homework Hour Playground, Jump for Life Project Alert Boxball, Kickball Healthy Seeds Jump for Life 5 pm Kids’ Café Sweetwater Kids’ Café Kids’ Café Kids’ Café Kids’ Café 6 pm Chess Club Drums Not HER (5:30 p.m.) Movie Night (5:30 p.m.) Guns Ivy Tech Youth Youtheatre Little Lady Bugs Dance Collective Skills Sisters of the Cloth

Youtheatre Little Ballers Youth will learn the art of the stage with projec- Saturdays, 9:00-11:00 a.m. beginning January 19 tion, articulation and imagination in this program Little Ballers is about skills, drills and shooting that begins January 9. fundamentals for ages 5-7. Little Lady Bugs/HER Youth Basketball League Little Lady Bugs (ages 5-10) and HER (ages 11 & Mondays and Wednesdays, older) allow girls and young women to discuss November 19 -February 23 important issues such as setting and achieving This Basketball League is open to boys and girls in goals, getting along with parents and handling 5th-8th grades. Games will be starting at 6:00 p.m. emotions. These programs include games, activ- Team registration fee: $100. Call 427-2420 for ities, field trips and community service projects more information or to register your team. Dance Collective Youth Volleyball Fort Wayne Dance Collective offers this free after- Thursdays, December 12-January 24 school program for boys and girls to dance and 6:00-7:00 p.m. learn various genres of dance. This volleyball session is open to boys and girls in the 5th-12th grades McMillen Music Academy Powered by Sweetwater McMillen Park Community Boys and girls in grades 3-12 may participate in weekly group guitar lessons with instructors from Center Rentals Sweetwater Sound. The McMillen Park Community Center has a space for every event. Let us host your family Planting Healthy Seeds reunion, birthday party, baby shower, basket- Powered by Parkview, this program teaches chil- ball tournament, conference, group meeting, dren about nutrition and balanced eating. Begins wedding reception or other event. We have a January 7. variety of room sizes depending on the needs of your group. Alcohol is permitted at the Cen- ter. Please contact Percinta Hunter, Program Coordinator at (260) 427-2420 for additional Youth Cooking, p. 16 information.

Fitness, p. 8-11, 46, 50 Brain Training, p. 25

Questions? Call 427-2420 45 Sports & Fitness

See You on the Court Relax and Breathe Recreational Volleyball Yoga for Everyone Volleyball is one of the top three most played Enjoy the benefits of regular Yoga practice, from sports in the world. It doesn’t matter how old you muscle toning and limbering to managing stress. are, how fit you are or how athletic you are. This Yoga’s combination of exercise, breathing and high-energy, zero body contact, mixed team sport meditation techniques will help you build concen- is loads of fun and no matter what level you play at, tration and poise, improve your stamina and even volleyball can help improve your fitness and coor- relieve insomnia. Please bring a blanket and a yoga dination. Recreational volleyball is informal play mat and wear comfortable clothing. The classes with no officials. Teams form once players arrive are open to all levels. Drop-ins are welcome on and play proceeds for two hours. The program Thursdays for $10. Ages 16+. Instructor Melissa runs for 10 weeks. Ages 18+. Registration dead- Vanyo-Hey is a Certified 200 Hour RYT with Yoga line: January 2. Max. 18. Alliance. Registration deadlines are 5 business Code Dates Day Time days before the start of each class.. Min. 8. Max. 144800-T1 1/8-2/26 T 7-9 pm 40. # Sessions/Fee: 10/$30 Code Dates Day Time Location: Northwood MS, 1201 E. Washington Beginning Center Rd. 142300-R1 1/17-3/21 Th 7:15-8:45 pm 142300-T1 1/15-3/19 T 4:30-6 pm Recreational Basketball Continuing As exercise goes, it doesn’t get much better than 142300-R2 1/17-3/21 Th 5:30-7 pm a fun team sport that requires no expensive equip- 142300-M1 1/14-3/18 M 5:30-7 pm ment or major time commitments. Basketball is # Sessions/Fee: 10/$55/$60 after deadlines good for your heart, your muscles, your bones, Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. your brain, your gut, your social life and your stress level. And, it’s FUN! Who needs more con- Tai Chi in the Garden I & II vincing than that? Pick a night and join us for a few Learn to relax your body and focus your mind games of basketball in an informal yet structured with the ancient art of Tai Chi, a gentle, graceful setting. Ages 18+. Registration deadline: January exercise to improve health and fitness. It is espe- 2. Max. 18. cially effective in reducing stress, thereby relieving Code Dates Day Time arthritis, diabetes and other chronic conditions. 144000-M1 1/7-3/4 M 7-9 pm Weekly sessions include a meditative walk in the 144000-W1 1/9-3/6 W 7-9 pm garden. The class focuses on the basics of the # Sessions/Fee: 10/$30 Sun form and is great for new students or those Location: Blackhawk MS, 7200 E. State Blvd. wishing to continue their studies. Instructor Sandy Gebhard is certified by renowned master Dr. Paul Lam, and has 30+ years’ experience practicing Operation F4 – and teaching Tai Chi. Note: Additional students may drop in for $10 per session, up to the class Fight for a Fitter Fort maximum; call ahead to make sure class will be in F4 is a fitness for life implementation program session. Ages 18+. Registration deadline: January sponsored by Mayor Henry and the City of 2. Min. 10. Max. 16. Fort Wayne. Its goal is to improve and sus- Code Dates Day Time tain the health of every citizen. F4 identifies Tai Chi I - Beginners and/or creates community health, nutrition, 127002-T1 1/8-2/26 T 9:30-10:30 am and fitness resources. F4 then promotes the Tai Chi I - Beginners coordinated use of those resources through 127002-T2 1/8-2/26 T 5-6 pm the F4 website, employers, Tai Chi II - Continuing churches, public and pri- 127002-T3 1/8-2/26 T 6-7 pm vate agencies. Programs in # Sessions/Fee: 8/$69 the Fun Times that meet Member or Volunteer Fee: $59 these guidelines are desig- Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. nated with the F4 logo. Calhoun St.

46 Adopt an active, healthful lifestyle. Unwind Your Mind

Activities for Those with Signs of Early Dementia Call 427-6460 or 427-6466 to register for these programs. Acrylic Painting Living with Alzheimer’s for Paint a picture and take it home the same day! Caregivers: Middle Stage You’ll be guided step-by-step from blank canvas Wednesday, February 13, 20 & 27 to your finished painting, learn how to load the 3:00-5:00 p.m. brushes, paint wet into wet and blend colors as Community Center, 233 W. Main St. you go. All supplies will be provided. Max. 8. In this 3-part seminar you will learn the symptoms Date Day Time and care needs associated with the middle stage 2/26 T 1:30 pm of Alzheimer’s and also explore the relationship # Sessions/Fee: 1/$25/$30 day of class changes that occur in this stage. You will find out Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. how to maximize safety, prepare for emergencies and access respite care. You will also learn effective Hand Building-Clay Pottery ways to provide personal care and manage chal- Come experience pottery at its best. You’ll hand lenging behaviors. Week one will educate the care- build a project as well as try out a pottery wheel. giver on changes in the brain, how to effectively Instructors: Brandon Furniss (weekdays) and Onie communicate and the care requirements. Week Mensch (Saturdays). Max. 8. two will focus on behavioral changes and safety Date Day Time concerns. Week three will cover home care assis- 1/19 Sa 11:30 am-1 pm tance options, planning for future care, behavioral 2/18 M 11:30 am-1 pm issues with medication management and caregiver 2/2 Sa 11:30 am-1 pm coping strategies. This seminar is free; however 2/23 Sa 11:30 am-1 pm you will need to call 427-6460 by February 6 to # Sessions/Fee: 1/$12 reserve your spot. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Wii Bowling League Bingo Tuesdays, January 8-February 26, 11:00 a.m. 2nd & 4th Fridays, 1:00 p.m. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Join us for Bingo on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each Wii Bowling is a great way to stay active! It pro- month. Sponsored by Miller’s Merry Manor Hun- motes physical activity and helps to keep you on tington and Heritage Park. Fee: 3 cards/50¢ your mental game as well! Join us for fun and friendly competition at the Community Center Carefree Crafts and other locations where we have the opportu- Mondays, 12:30 p.m. nity for social bowl-a-thons throughout the sea- December 17, January 21, February 18 son. Call 427-6461 by December 21 to sign up. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Join us for some carefree crafts! Our monthly Monday Luncheons are on the same dates, so make Free Seminars, p. 28, 29 plans to have lunch then stay to make and take a craft! Ages 50+. Pre-registration is required by the previous Wednesday. Fee: $3/$1 with paid More Unwind Activities Monday Luncheon reservation. Sponsored by Majestic Care of Fort Wayne. Arthritis Foundation Exercise...... 50 Carefree Crafts...... 48 Relaxation Station: Adult Coloring Craft-O-Rama...... 52 Mondays, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. Day Trippers...... 48 December 17, January 21 & February 18 Garden in Lights...... 4 Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Listen to relaxing music, visit with your neighbor Holiday Light Tour...... 30 and color to your heart’s content using colored Keep Music in Your Heart...... 51 pencils. No pre-registration is necessary. Just Monday Luncheons...... 48 drop in! Drop-in fee: $1. (Note: Plan to stay for Tuesday Movies...... 48 our Monday Luncheon. Details on page 48.) Creative . . . Social . . . Meaningful 47 Fun After Fifty Carefree Crafts Social Seniors Mondays, 12:30 p.m. Monday Luncheons December 17, January 21, February 18 Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Bring a friend or two and join us for these special Monday luncheons. We’ll begin serving at 11:30 Join us for some carefree crafts! Our monthly a.m., but you are invited to come earlier and enjoy Monday Luncheons are on the same dates, so cards or table games with other fun-loving folks. make plans to have lunch then stay to make and You may resume play after lunch if you wish. Paid take a craft! Ages 50+. Preregistration is required reservations are required by the previous Wednes- by the previous Wednesday. Fee: $3/$1 with paid day at 4:00 p.m. Reservations fees cannot be Monday Luncheon reservation. Sponsored by refunded. At each luncheon there will be a short Majestic Care of Fort Wayne. presentation by the sponsor. Ages 50+. Day Trippers Monday, December 17, 11:30 a.m. Pretend you are a tourist, step aboard an Excur- “Gingerbread Holiday” sion Trailways motor coach and join the “Day Trip- Supporting Sponsor: Hearing Aids Plus+ pers!” We will introduce you to just a few of the Reservation fee: $5 area’s top attractions and stop at a local eatery for lunch. The $6 fee covers transportation only. Monday, January 21, 11:30 a.m. Admission fees (if applicable) and lunch expenses “Celebrating Elvis” are not included, so please plan accordingly. The Supporting Sponsor: StoryPoint- Senior Living bus will pick up at 9:00 a.m. at Bob Arnold Park Community (Parnell at E. State Blvd.) for each excursion. Ages Reservation fee: $4 18+. Call 427-6460 to sign up. Registration deadlines are 5 working days prior to each excursion. Monday, February 18, 11:30 a.m. Code Date Day Time “Chill with the Presidents” Roanoke Christmas Shopping, Two EE’s Winery Supporting Sponsor: Heritage Park-American Sponsored by Coventry Meadows. Senior Communities 141600-W1 12/12 W 9 am-3 pm Reservation fee: $4 National Military History Center ($3), Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum ($10.50) Relaxation Station: Adult Coloring 141600-T1 1/15 T 9 am-3 pm Mondays, 10:00-11:00 a.m. The Country Shops of Grabill, H. Souder and Son’s General Store December 17, January 21, February 18 Community Center, 233 W. Main St. 141600-T2 2/19 T 9 am-3 pm # Sessions/Fee: 1/$6/$11 after deadlines Who doesn’t like to color? Listen to relaxing music, Departs: Bob Arnold Park, Parnell at E. State Blvd. visit with your neighbor and color until your heart’s content using colored pencils. No pre-registration Tuesday Movies is necessary. Just drop in! Drop-in fee: $1. (Note: Our monthly Monday Luncheons are on the same Community Center, 233 W. Main St. dates, so make plans to stay for lunch.) Join us for an afternoon at the movies! Most features are recent releases and admission is FREE. Crossword Concoctions Show time is 1:30 p.m. Please call 427-6460 by Mondays, 10:00-11:00 a.m. the Monday prior to each movie to reserve your December 17, January 21, February 18 seat. Tuesday movies are sponsored by Miller’s Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Merry Manor of Fort Wayne and Senior Helpers. Are you a crossword junkie? We will supply the December 4...... Elf crossword puzzle and pencil (or pen, if you pre- December 18...... Holiday Inn fer). No preregistration is necessary. Just drop January 15...... I Can Only Imagine in! Drop-in fee: $1. Note: Our monthly Monday February 5...... Forever My Girl Luncheons are on the same dates, so make plans February 19 ...... Book Club to stay for lunch. NEW HOURS at the CENTER The Community Center is open on Trips & Travel, p. 17-19 Saturdays from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

48 Community Center Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and . . . Wii Bowling League Get in the Game Tuesdays, January 8-February 26, 11:00 a.m. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Wii Bowling is a great way to stay active! It promotes physical activity and helps to keep you on your mental game as well! Join us for fun and friendly competition at the Community Center and other locations where we have the opportunity for social bowl-a-thons throughout the season. Call 427-6461 by December 21 to sign up. Learn to Play Mah Jongg Mah Jongg is a game of both skill and luck that involves strategically matching tiles. The excite- ment of the game lies in the decisions that you will constantly have to make. Is it preferable to discard a tile and thus gain an advantage, or would it be more prudent to stay with a decent hand? Once you learn basic skills and strategies, you will be on Bingo your way to a fun and enjoyable time with other 2nd and 4th Friday, 1:00 p.m. Mah Jongg enthusiasts. Registration deadline: Jan- Community Center, 233 W. Main St. uary 10. Min. 3. Max. 5. Prizes include snacks, canned goods and miscel- Code Dates Day Time laneous household items. Sponsored by Miller’s 141700-R1 1/17-2/7 Th 9:30-11:30 am Merry Manor Huntington and Heritage Park. 141700-R2 1/17-2/7 Th 1:30-3:30 pm Fee: 3 cards/50¢ # Sessions/Fee: 4/$26/$31 after January 10 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Fun & Games Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Join organized Fun & Games or play on your own 2019 Senior Games anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the June 3-21 Community Center. You may bring your own Save the date! More than 450 active senior equipment or borrow ours from the information adults participated in the 2018 Senior Games. desk. There is no pre-registration for these ongo- Mark your calendar and start “training” now ing programs. Just drop in and join the fun. Ages for the 2019 Senior Games. Registration pack- 50+. ets will be mailed in April. Call 427-6462 to be Drop-in fee: $1 placed on our mailing list. Game Days Time Congratulations to the Billiards M-F 8 am- 4:30 pm 2018 Senior Games Champions Bingo 2nd-4th F 1 pm Richard Quintano and Holly Small Cornhole F 9:30 am-11:30 am Crochet W 10 am-12 pm, 1-3 pm F 1-3 pm Jigsaw Puzzle Mania Euchre W 12:30-3 pm Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sa 9 am-12 pm Monday-Thursday, 5:30-8:00 p.m. Fitness Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Equipment M-F 8 am- 4:30 pm Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Mah Jongg F 12-4 pm Help us complete the world’s largest jigsaw puz- Quilting Th 1-4 pm zle. This puzzle has 40,320 pieces and measures Table Tennis M/W 8:30-11:30 am 23’ x 6.5’. When complete, it will be preserved Wii Bowling T 11 am-2 pm and displayed at the Community Center. Every- one is invited to work on the puzzle. For a small Many THANKS to the following for their donation, you can have your name displayed contributions to our Fun & Games: with the puzzle as having worked on it. Inquire • Miller’s Merry Manor Huntington (Bingo) at the Service Desk for more information. • Heritage Park (Bingo) • Englewood Health & Rehab (Euchre) • Senior Helpers (Euchre) Holiday Light Tour, p. 30

Saturday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 49 Everyday Exercise Fit & Fabulous Tuesday & Thursdays, 9:00-9:45 a.m. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Enjoy the benefits of a daily exercise routine designed just for you. This class incorporates the use of handheld weights to help increase cardio- vascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, balance and mobility. Please consult your doctor before beginning any new exercise program. You can start this drop-in program at any time. Ages 50+. Orange juice is provided by Miller’s Merry Manor of Fort Wayne. There will be no class on December 25, 27, January 1 and 3. Drop-in fee: $1/class. Senior Aqua Fit Aqua Fit is total body toning with many fun water resistance tools. The instructor will guide the class through various aerobic movements done to rhythmic music in the water. Aerobic movements are performed with the use of resistive and buoy- ancy equipment. Some of the benefits include: • Burning more calories per minute than land exercise • Decreased pain and muscle soreness • Reduced swelling Arthritis Foundation Exercise • Increased strength and mobility Tuesday & Thursdays, 10:00-10:45 a.m. • Help in regaining range of motion and endur- Community Center, 233 W. Main St. ance The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is a • Improved balance recreational exercise program designed for anyone • Help in maintaining fitness levels while injured with arthritis or related rheumatic disease and/ Instructors are provided by Corporate Health. or joint problems (hip/knee replacement, stroke, Ages 50+. Registration deadlines: December 31 etc.). If you are just beginning to exercise, start and January 2. Min. 7. Max. 23. here. This class is designed to improve strength Code Dates Day Time and flexibility, reduce pain caused by arthritis 141209-M1 1/7-3/11 M 11:30-12:15 pm and other ailments and increase mobility. You can 141209-W1 1/9-3/13 W 11:30-12:15 pm attend the drop-in program at any time. Ages 50+. # Sessions/Fee: 10/$67/$72 after deadlines Orange juice is provided by Miller’s Merry Manor Location: Turnstone, 3320 N. Clinton of Fort Wayne. There will be no class December 25, 27, January 1 and 3. Drop-in fee: $1/class. Zumba Gold 50+ Cardio Flex Zumba Gold is a beginning exercise class for the active older adult. You will enjoy Latin based music Tuesday & Thursdays, 11:00-11:45 a.m. and easy-to-follow Latin dance fitness moves. Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Zumba Gold has a specialized approach for any- Cardio Flex is for those individuals who desire a one needing modifications. You will find the lower more intensive workout than offered in Arthri- intensity moves are safe and effective for people of tis Foundation Exercise. It is designed for active all ages and different fitness levels. This fun, safe seniors and consists of 20-30 minutes of cardio- fitness class will help you achieve the long-term vascular exercise designed to help decrease fat health benefits you seek. Instructor: Katie Amos. mass and lower resting heart rate and cholesterol Ages 50+. Registration deadline: January 7. levels. You will be using light to medium dumbbells Min. 8. Max. 10. to increase muscular strength and flexibility. Prior Code Dates Day Time participation is not required; however, we recom- 141204-M1 1/14-2/18 M 10-10:45 am mend you consult your doctor before beginning # Sessions/Fee: 6/$39/$44 after January 7 any exercise program. Orange juice is provided by Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Miller’s Merry Manor of Fort Wayne. Ages 50+. There will be no class December 25, 27, January 1 and 3. Drop-in fee: $1/class. 50 It’s never too late . . . Senior Yoga The Sound of Music Research has shown that exercise can slow down the effects of aging by improving health, wellness, strength, flexibility and endurance. This Yoga for Seniors program offers an individualized, safe and effective approach to help seniors at any fitness level improve the health of the respiratory, digestive, circulation and nervous systems. Yoga can help keep old age at bay, leading to good health habits, feelings of vitality and energy and a renewed zest for life. Ages 50+. Registration deadlines: January 1 and 3. Min. 8. Max. 45. Code Dates Day Time 141200-T1 1/8-2/26 T 12-1 pm 141200-R1 1/10-2/28 Th 12-1 pm # Sessions/Fee: 8/$39/$44 after deadlines Sign up for both Tuesday and Thursday classes for a reduced rate of $68 (16 sessions) Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Senior Tap Class Keep Music in your Heart Tap into your inner musician! Whether you are Tap dancing is fun at any age! Whether you’ve a non-music reader, a once-upon-a-time music tapped before or just want to try something new, reader or a current musician, you will enjoy using you are invited to join the fun! It is great exercise rhythmic games to challenge your coordination, and a great way to spend a Thursday afternoon. memory and light motor skills. Old and new songs You’ll learn dance techniques and performance will be used to rejuvenate your mind! Ages 50+. skills. No previous experience is required. Tap Instructor: Kristine Agen. Registration deadline: shoes or hard sole shoes are recommended. Ages January 15. Min. 10. Max. 20. 50+. Instructor: Linda Mullenhour. Registration Code Dates Day Time deadline: January 3. Min. 5. Max. 15. 141324-T1 1/22-2/12 T 3-4 pm Code Dates Day Time # Sessions/Fee: 4/$23/$28 after January 15 141210-R1 1/10-2/28 Th 3:30-4:15 pm Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. # Sessions/Fee: 8/$15/$20 after January 3 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Terrible Orchestra Get the violin you played in high school out of the attic and come join the fun! We are starting an “orchestra” for adults (2+ years of experience is preferred) that just want to have fun making music. Music arrangements will be provided to get the musical muscles active again. Please bring your own instrument and music stand. Modeled after the Scottish Really Terrible Orchestra, a group of friends who just wanted to get together and play, this class will have some instruction as well as “rehearsal” time as a group. If you are an adult beginner taking lessons, you are welcome to enroll. String players are especially needed, but all Alley Kats are welcome. When registering for the class please let us know what instrument you will be playing. The Alley Kats is a 15-member performing tap Instructor Debra Graham is currently in the Fort dance troupe made up entirely of active senior Wayne Philharmonic and directs the Northeast women 50 and over. Rehearsals are Thursdays at Indiana Talent Education beginning and intermedi- 1:15 p.m. The Alley Kats are available to perform ate ensembles and has taught elementary through for your organization or private party. To audition middle school orchestras for over 30 years. Reg- for the troupe or to book the Alley Kats for your istration deadline: January 21. Min. 10. Max. 30. function, please call 427-6461. Code Dates Day Time 142308-M1 1/28-3/4 M 7-8:30 pm # Sessions/Fee: 6/$38/$43 after January 21 Adult Tap, p. 20 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St.

to get in shape! 51 Creative & Crafty Jewelry Making If you enjoy wearing unique jewelry, why not try Curious About Crochet making it yourself? You will choose your favorite color beads to create a bracelet and matching pair One of the greatest things about crochet is that of earrings using memory wire and parachute cord. you don’t have to invest in fancy, new materials All necessary tools and materials will be provided. or find room in your house to store a bunch of Ages 16+. Registration deadline: February 16. equipment. With just a simple hook, a skein of Min. 3. Max. 10. yarn and a nice, comfy place to sit, you can begin Code Date Day Time enjoying all the benefits this craft provides. In the 141338-S1 2/23 Sa 10 am-12 pm Beginner Class, we’ll get you started with a few # Sessions/Fee: 1/$22/$27 after February 16 basic stitches and show you how to read a pat- Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. tern. You’ll leave this class with a Granny Square lap afghan and a new hobby. Please bring to class a DIY Holiday Wreath size K crochet hook and one skein of 4-ply yarn in Just in time for the holidays! Make your own a light color. The Intermediate Class is for those Christmas wreath to help inspire your holiday who know the basic stitches and can read a basic spirit. We will supply the greenery and all the dec- pattern. You will learn advanced stitches to cro- orations and ribbon you need to create a one-of- chet stand-up flowers and make advanced stitches a-kind wreath. Ages 50+. Registration deadline: for afghan and pillows. Bring your “yarn stash” December 1. Min. 6. Max. 8. (especially green for the leaves) and hooks. (Once Code Date Day Time you’ve begun your new hobby, join us for Hooked 141339-S1 12/8 Sa 10 am-12 pm on Crochet below.) Ages 50+. Instructor: Ber- # Sessions/Fee: 1/$20/$25 after December 1 niece Wilkins. Registration deadlines: January 2 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. and 4 . Min. 4. Max. 5. Code Dates Day Time Beginner Craft-O-Rama New 141304-F1 1/11-3/1 F 1-3 pm Winter blahs have you feeling down? Let your cre- Intermediate ativity flow and make some cool crafts with us! We 141304-W1 1/9-2/27 W 1-3 pm will get together and have fun while making some # Sessions/Fee: 8/$17/$22 after deadlines crafts with new friends. Even if you are not crafty, Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. the awesome Miss Onie will guide you in creating a one-of-a-kind craft! Registration deadlines: Hooked on Crochet November 24 and February 2. Min. 6. Max. 8. Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and Code Date Day Time 1:00 -3:00 p.m. Winter Wonderland Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. 141336-S1 12/1 Sa 11:30 am-1 pm Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Valentine’s Day 141336-S2 2/9 Sa 11:30 am-1 pm Are you hooked on crochet? Come join the fun! # Sessions/Fee: 1/$15/$20 after deadlines Show off your latest creation, collect new ideas Adult and Child (14 & under) Fee: $25/$30 after and get a little work done on your latest project. deadlines (Crochet instruction is offered in “Curious About Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Crochet.”) Ages 50+. No need to call ahead. Drop-in fee: $1. Gingerbread Man Contest Creative Quilting Do you have what it takes to be the best Ginger- Thursdays, 1:00-4:00 p.m. bread Man designer? Show off your decorating Community Center, 233 W. Main St. skills! Join us for a Gingerbread Man making contest. Bring your ideas. Voting will happen during Creative quilting has much in common with the the week of the Discovery Room, December 18 quilting bee, an extremely popular social event in – December 21. Registration deadline: December the mid-nineteenth century. It provides an oppor- 10. Min. 15. Max. 40. tunity to meet other quilters, make new friends, Code Date Day Time share ideas and express your artistic capabilities. 143046-M1 12/17 M 8 am-5 pm Rather than everyone working on one common # Sessions/Fee: 1/$10 quilt, however, you are encouraged to bring your Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. current quilting project to work on. An iron and ironing board will be set up for your use and large tables available for laying out your quilt. Ages 50+. Gingerbread House, p. 6 There is no need to call ahead. Drop-in fee: $1

52 Register on-line at www.fortwayneparks.org. Behind the Easel: Oil or Acrylic Book Sales Join us behind the easel and take your pick: oil January 8-10, February 12-14, March 12-14 or acrylic. Marilyn Copeland, a nationally certi- 8:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. fied and accredited art instructor, will guide you Community Center, 233 W. Main St. through this independent study. Please bring a Book sales are open to the public and feature photo or art instructional book by your favorite hardback books, paperbacks, and DVDs. (Dona- artist. You will receive a supply list when you reg- tions are always welcome, so bring in your old and ister. Ages 50+. Registration deadline: January 7. gently used books!) Min. 5. Max. 12. Code Dates Day Time Volunteer and Instructor 141301-M1 1/14-2/18 M 1:30-4 pm Opportunities # Sessions/Fee: 6/$73/$78 after January 7 Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Parks and Recreation is not just for kids! We offer numerous opportunities for retirees and senior citizens to join our family of over 200 volunteers Reading & Writing and become involved in Community Center programs and operations. As a Community Center volunteer, you will find satisfaction in being of service to the community, develop your interests, and make new acquaintances. You may choose to volunteer on a regular weekly schedule or on an occasional basis. Please call 427-6461 for more information. Examples of volunteer positions include: • Information Desk Staff • Volunteer and Paid Class Instructors • Computer Lab Assistants and Instructors • Daytime Experienced Tap Dancers • Volunteer Coordinator • Raised Garden Bed Helpers • Bingo Caller • Music Education • Fitness and Conditioning Coordinator • Excursion Tour Escorts Writing Your Memoirs • Craft Coordinators and Assistants You don’t need to have a hardscrabble youth or • Special Event Helpers eccentric parents to write a memoir. You don’t • Shuffle Board League Coordinator need to have lived a life of drama . . . and you don’t • Cleaning Assistants have to publish it. A memoir is about handing over • Brain Teaser Leader your life to someone and saying, “This is what I went through, this is who I am, and maybe you • AARP Tax Preparers (February-April, training can learn something from it.” It’s about creating in January) a legacy that doesn’t have dollar signs in front of it but has a far greater residual value for family Thank You, Sponsors and friends. It’s a gift that only you can share. Let Thank you to the following businesses for spon- author Linda Wade help you put pen to paper and soring fall events at the Community Center: begin to tell your story. Ages 50+. Registration • American Senior Communities (Halloween deadline: January 10. Min. 6. Max. 12. Haunt) Code Dates Day Time • Kurtz Produce (Pumpkin Carving Challenge) 141318-R1 1/17-2/21 Th 10 am-12 pm # Sessions/Fee: 6/$36/$41 after January 10 • Miller’s Merry Manor (Active Aging Week, Bil- Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. liards Tournament & Halloween Haunt) • Park Place Senior Living (Halloween Haunt) • Renaissance Village (Active Aging Week, Hike at ACRES Land Trust) Register on-line at • South Side Key Club (Halloween Haunt) www.fortwayneparks.org

Questions? 427-6460 53 We Can Help Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Diabetic Screening A trained SHIP counselor is available on the first Diabetes affects approximately 25 million people and third Thursday of every month to answer your or 8.3% of the U.S. population. While an esti- questions about Medicare, Medigap (supplement mated 18 million have been diagnosed, 7 million to Medicare), Prescription Drug Plans and Advan- are unaware they have the disease. Sunshine Home tage Plans. Get a detailed explanation of Medicare Health Care will offer FREE diabetes screenings at coverage and learn the differences between Medi- the Community Center on the first Thursday of gap and Advantage Plans and when an additional the month. No appointment is required. (There prescription drug plan is necessary. Please bring will be no screenings offered in January.) a list of your prescription drugs, as well as the Day Dates Time strength and how often it is taken. Call 427-6460 Thur 12/6, 2/7 9-11 am to schedule an appointment. This service is free Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. and not affiliated with any insurance agency. Day Dates Time How’s Your Hearing? Thur 12/6, 1/17, 2/7, 2/21 9 am-12 pm Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Approximately 28 million Americans, or about one in every ten people in this country, have some Legal Counseling hearing loss. Many don’t even know it. Audiologist Dr. Zach Burkle conducts FREE hearing screenings Beers, Mallers, Backs & Salin, L.L.C attorneys at the Community Center on the first Tuesday of are at the Community Center on the morning of each month. The screening only takes 15 minutes. the first Friday of every month to answer your Please call 427-6460 to make your appointment legal questions. Please call 427-6460 to make an and arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment. This FREE service is offered to peo- time. Ages 50+. (There will be no screenings ple age 50 and over. (Legal Counseling will not be offered in January.) offered in January.) Day Dates Time Day Dates Time Tues 12/4, 2/5 9-11:15 am Fri 12/7, 2/1 9 am-12 pm Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Location: Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Monthly Organization Meetings The following organizations hold monthly meetings at the Community Center, 233 W. Main St. For more information about any of these organizations, you may attend a meeting or call 427-6460 for a contact name and phone number. Socrates Café Tuesdays, 12/4, 12/18, 1/15, 2/5, 2/19, 2-4 pm Free Tax Preparation Disorderly Bears January 28-April 15, Thursday, 2/14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Community Center, 233 W Main St. The Community Center/Parks and Recreation NEW HOURS at the CENTER Department, IRS and AARP have teamed up to The Community Center is open on offer free Federal and Indiana state income tax Saturdays from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. preparation for seniors (ages 55+). IRS E-file only. Please bring the following information with you: Social Security Card for everyone on the return, current W-2 forms, 1099 statements, property Community Center Rental tax receipts to qualify for a reduction on the Indi- ana Tax Return, a copy of your 2017 tax return The Community Center at 233 W. Main Street forms, other income and deduction records. Indi- offers beautiful, flexible space for large and ana residents age 65 and older by December 31 of small events. The Center is audio-visually the tax year who earned less than $10,000 should equipped and has a full service kitchen facility. file a tax return with the state. You could be eligi- Alcohol is permitted at the Center and there are ble for a refund under Indiana’s Unified Tax Credit no restrictions on catering. Call Billy at 427- for the elderly. If you are interested in being a 6463 for details and the full range of options or volunteer to help prepare taxes at the Community check our website at www.fortwayneparks.org. Center, please call 427-6461.

54 We are at your service! Around the Parks

Historic Old Fort 1812 Winter Garrison Saturday, February 23, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 1201 Spy Run Ave. www.oldfortwayne.org (260) 437-2836 A winter posting at a frontier Fort was never an easy task. Soldiers had to chop wood to stay warm Christmas at the Fort and cook their own meals. Natives were always Saturday, November 24, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. around in 1812 and many could not be trusted to be friendly. Visit with the soldiers and feel what it Jump in your car, hop on the Holly Trolley or hitch was like to live in a frontier Fort during the winter. up your sleigh and welcome the holidays with fun and festivities at the Old Fort. Revel in a time when French speaking habitants celebrated Joyeux Noel Swinney Homestead et Bonne Annee, Christmas and New Years on ‘les 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd. trois rivières’ (the three rivers). Artisans present www.settlersinc.org (260) 424-7212 hand crafted gift ideas and the bakers of the Old Fort offer their wares! Warm up by the fire as we deck the halls. History and the holidays come to Victorian Christmas ‘At-Home’ life at the Old Fort. Admission is free. with the Swinney Sisters December 7, 2:00-4:00 p.m. / December 8, Nouvelle Annee: A French 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 2:00-4:00 p.m. Garrison 1759 Swinney Homestead, 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd. Saturday, January 26, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Settlers Inc. cordially invite you to the Swinney Experience a winter with the French of Fort Miamis. Homestead to celebrate the Christmas spirit and Re-enactors from “Les Habitants et Marines du take refreshment of tasty savories and sweets. Post ed Miamis” will spend the weekend living in The Historic Swinney House will be decorated in the Fort, which will be open for visitors on Satur- Victorian Christmas grandeur. A gift Shoppe on day. Their goal is to recreate actual events which the second floor will be laden with unique gifts occurred in and around what is now Fort Wayne and “stocking stuffers” for Christmas shoppers. in the year 1757. They do so by examining let- Reservations will be taken at (260) 747-1501 and ters written by the French commanders of what (260) 747-1229. Tables seat 4. Fee $25. This event was then known as Fort Miamis and then attempt is a fundraiser to help support the maintenance of to recreate those events. Mail call, military drills, Fort Wayne’s historic Homestead. scouting, cooking and sewing will be some of the events taking place during the event.

Enjoy a bit of history! 55 Headwaters Park Clinton & Superior Streets (260) 425-5745

Headwaters Ice Skating Rink Clinton & Superior • 422-7625

Headwaters Ice Skating Rink will open for the Admission 2018-19 season at 11:00 a.m. on November 17. Age 13 and under...... $3 Age 14 and over...... $5 Regular Hours Skate Rental...... $2 Monday-Thursday...... 1-8 pm Spectators & Parking ...... FREE Friday...... 12-10 pm Gift certificates and skating passes are available Saturday...... 11 am-10 pm at the rink office (422-7625) or the Headwaters Sunday...... 12-8 pm Park Alliance office (425-5745). Extended Holiday Hours December 17 - January 8 Kids Skate FREE Days Monday-Friday...... 12-10 pm Kids age 13 and under skate FREE every Saturday ...... 10 am-10 pm Wednesday. Skate rental $2. Sunday...... 11 am-10 pm The Headwaters Park Ice Rink also offers conces- CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY sions, skate sharpening services, and private ice Closes at 6 pm on Christmas Eve rentals (during non-public skating hours). Give the Gift of Fun

Gift Cards in Any Amount Our gift cards may be used for: Classes • Workshops • Facility Rentals Dog Park Memberships • Day Camps Foellinger Theatre Concert Tickets MEMBER Conservatory Gift Shop & Sales Garden Greens Fees • Golf Memberships Botanical Conservatory Memberships Conservatory Admission • Trips & Tours

Shopping Opportunities Chicago Shopping (Downtown), p. 17 Chicago Flower & Garden Show, p. 18 Golf Course Membership Foster • McMillen • Shoaff • 3-Way Christmas on the Farm, p. 12 Community Center Book Sales, p. 53 Botanical Conservatory Conservatory Gift Shop, p. 3 Membership Treasures in the Center, p. 30 Santa’s Workshop, p. 30 Pawster Park Membership Swinney Homestead Gift Shoppe, p. 55 Camp Canine Membership

56 Do your Christmas shopping right here! Things to Know

Before you sign up . . . Mission Statement • You will receive a registration confirmation The mission of the Fort Wayne Parks and Rec- by e-mail if you register on-line. Please plan reation Department is to enhance the quality of to attend your class or activity at the stated life in Fort Wayne by providing positive oppor- time, unless you are otherwise notified. Reg- tunities for leisure time and by being stewards istrations are processed in the order they are of our parklands, facilities, public trees, and received at the Registration Office. other resources entrusted to our care. • If the program or session for which you have Phone Numbers registered is full, you will be notified by phone so you may choose another session or pro- Administrative Offices...... 427-6000 gram, be placed on a waiting list, or request Botanical Conservatory...... 427-6440 a refund. Children’s Zoo...... 427-6800 • Checks should be made payable to Board of Community Center...... 427-6460 Park Commissioners. Cooper Center...... 427-6728 • Please indicate on your registration form if you Foellinger Theatre...... 427-6018 need ADA accommodations. Foster Golf Course...... 427-6735 Franke Park Day Camp...... 427-6725 • Returned checks will be assessed a $10 service fee. Hurshtown Reservoir...... 627-3390 Jennings Center...... 427-6700 • If you need additional registration forms, please use plain paper or a Xerox copy. Lawton Park Maintenance...... 427-6400 Lifetime Sports Academy...... 427-6760 • We reserve the right to cancel a class due to Lindenwood Nature Preserve...... 427-6740 insufficient enrollment. McMillen Park Community Center.....427-2420 • We accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover. McMillen Golf Course...... 427-6710 Shoaff Golf Course...... 427-6745 Weisser Center...... 427-6780

Photo/Video Image Use Consent and Release This program receives Federal funds from the Participation in or attendance at programs or National Park Service. Regulations of the US events sponsored by the Fort Wayne Parks and Department of the Interior strictly prohibit Recreation Department (the “Department“) unlawful discrimination in departmental Fed- constitutes the voluntary consent of the partic- erally Assisted Programs on the basis of race, ipant or attendee to be photographed, filmed color, national origin, age or handicap. or videotaped by a Department representa- tive and the reproduction and use of all such photographs, digital images, films and like- Any person who believes that he or she has been nesses for publicity purposes in publications, discriminated against in any program, activity, brochures, advertisements, promotional and or facility operated by a recipient of Federal marketing materials and all other media ven- Assistance should write to: Director, Equal ues including the World Wide Web, all without Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of further notice or compensation to participant Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, or attendee who hereby releases to the Depart- Washing ton, D.C. 20013-7127. ment all proprietary rights and copyrights in all such photographs, digital images, films and Reasonable accommodations for persons with likenesses (including negatives, positives and a known disabling condition will be considered prints) which shall be and remain the property in accordance with State and Federal Law. Any of the Department. person needing a reasonable accommodation If you see your picture anywhere in this bro- should notify the Department when registering chure, come to the registration office at 705 E. for a program or at least 72 hours prior to a State Blvd. and receive a $10 gift card. special event or activity.

Questions? Call 427-6000. 57 6 Ways to Sign Up

Refund Policy Refunds will be processed upon request for pavilion reservations, recreation classes, leagues, and other programs in accordance with the following policy: 1. Full refunds will be made upon cancellation of a class or activity by the Parks and Rec- reation Department. 2. Full refunds less a processing and handling 1) On-Line fee of $5 or 10% (whichever is greater) You may register on-line with your MasterCard, will be granted to individuals and/or teams Visa or Discover at www.fortwayneparks.org and if requested one business day before the selecting Online Services. Available 24 hours a program begins. day! 3. Refunds requested less than one business day prior to the beginning of a program 2) By Phone or activity may be granted only for illness You can register over the telephone with a Visa, or medical reasons. These refunds will MasterCard or Discover. Please have all the infor- be pro-rated and issued in the form of a mation requested on the registration form ready credit to your account with us, which may before you call. Call 427-6000, Monday-Friday, then be applied to a future purchase. 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 4. The outdoor wedding fee is not refund- able; however, the event may be resched- 3) By Mail uled within 364 days for a charge of 20% of the rental fee. Simply complete the registration form (or copy of one) and send it to the address on the form. 5. Refunds for cancelled pavilion reservations Please use one registration form per household. shall be granted as follows: Your registration must be received before the reg- • 6 or more months notice - Refund minus istration deadline. deposit or transfer with a $5 or 10% (whichever is greater) processing fee. 4) In Person • 3-5 months notice - Refund minus deposit and 20% processing fee or You may register in person by coming to the Parks transfer with a 20% processing fee and Recreation Department at 705 E. State Blvd. • 1-2 months notice - No refund. (corner of State and Parnell), Monday-Friday, 8:00 Transfer with a 30% processing fee. a.m.-5:00 p.m. or you may register at the Com- • Less than 1 month notice - No refund/ munity Center, 233 W. Main St., Monday-Friday, No transfer 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 6. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for processing refunds. MasterCard, Visa 5) Drop Box and Discover refunds are credited to If our office is closed, you may drop your registra- your account immediately. tion in the 24-hour drop box located at the front entrance of our building at 705 E. State Blvd. 6) By Fax FAX a completed registration form to us at (260) 427-6020. Be sure to include your Visa, Mas- Inclement Weather Policy terCard or Discover number, expiration date and CVV code. Available 24 hours a day! If Fort Wayne Community Schools close due to inclement weather, all Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation classes will also be canceled. If the Mayor declares a snow emergency, all Parks and Recreation facilities and programs will be closed or canceled. Weather-related cancella- Register early! tions will be posted on Facebook.

58 Please read this page carefully! Registration Form

In order to accept registrations for you and your family members, we must first set up your “household” in our computer. Once your “Household Set-Up” is completed, you may simply fill out the “Registration Information” on the lower portion of this form to register for future programs. Please inform us any time your household information changes. Please make checks payable to Board of Park Commissioners. Household Set-Up Head of Household: First Name Last Name Gender: M / F Birth date / / E-mail address Address City State Zip Code Home Phone ( ) - Work Phone: ( ) - Emergency Phone ( ) - Cell Phone ( ) - Additional Family Members: First Name Last Name Gender M/F Grade Birthdate Relationship

Registration Information Household #______(if Household Set-Up is complete)

First Name Last Name Program Code # Fee $

Total Due: $

Method of Payment: o Cash o Check o MasterCard o Visa o Discover

- - - / Card Number Exp. Date CVV

Name as printed on card:

Please initial to indicate you have read and understand the refund policy on page 58.

Complete a separate form for each household and return with payment to: Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department, 705 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805.

Stop! Register Here! 59 PRSRT STD

Winterval 2019Winterval U.S. Postage PAID Board of Park Commissioners Fort Wayne, IN 705 East State Boulevard Permit No. 760 Saturday, 26 January Fort Wayne, IN 46805 in Downtown Fort Wayne in multiple downtown locations!multiple in family Fun whole for the Allen County Public Library Public County Allen First Presbyterian Church Presbyterian First Botanical Conservatory Community Center Community Headwaters Park Headwaters Science Central The Old Fort Old The Lawton Park Lawton Details on page on 31.Details